Casten: Gaetz Report needs to be released
December 19, 2024U.S. Congressman Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, is happy to hear that the House Ethics Committee plans to release its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former U.S. Rep….
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Casten questions exporting liquified natural gas
December 18, 2024U.S. Congressman Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, questioned the continued exporting of liquified natural gas in light of a Department of Energy’s assessment of U.S. liquified natural…
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Casten town hall ends amidst pro-Palestinian interruptions
October 19, 2024U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, spoke for less than 15 minutes at his town-hall meeting Thursday before pro-Palestinian interruptions started. As the Sixth District representative…
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Durbin talks health priorities with Cook County leaders
September 21, 2024U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, met with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Eric Mikaitis, acting CEO of the Cook County Health and Hospital System,…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: LaHood sponsors broadband boost
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Illinois to make standard driver’s licenses available to noncitizens
July 1, 2023SPRINGFIELD – Immigrants in Illinois with or without permission from U.S. immigration authorities will soon be able to obtain standard driver’s licenses that can be used for identification….
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State’s ‘rainy day’ fund hits record-high balance ahead of new fiscal year
July 1, 2023There are no champagne toasts or fireworks, but when the clock strikes 12 a.m. on Saturday, it’s the start of a new year in Illinois – a new fiscal year, that is. And just as a…
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In Chicago visit, Biden praises Pritzker, touts economic recovery
June 29, 2023CHICAGO – In a whirlwind visit to Chicago on Wednesday, June 28 President Joe Biden trotted out a re-election campaign message built on economic recovery — and effusively praised…
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1 percent grocery tax to resume, gas tax to increase July 1
June 27, 2023SPRINGFIELD – A new state fiscal year will begin July 1, ushering in the reinstatement of a 1 percent tax on groceries and a second increase to the state’s motor fuel tax in 2023….
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Crops drying out; farmers begin to worry
June 27, 2023As drought conditions worsened across Illinois last week, farmers and agronomists became concerned about potential ramifications of an extended drought. We’ve put together a collection…
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