Union membership on the rise in Illinois
— September 8, 2022SPRINGFIELD – As voters in Illinois prepare to decide on a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee workers the right to organize, a new study shows union membership in…
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Bloomington Labor Day Parade marches Monday
— September 1, 2022The Bloomington Labor Day Parade marches from Front Street in downtown Bloomington to Miller Park at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 5. The parade, sponsored by the Bloomington & Normal Trades…
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Deal reached on energy bill, Senate will review next week
— September 10, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House approved an energy regulation and decarbonization bill Thursday, Sept. 9, a major step forward for a wide-ranging omnibus bill that had eluded lawmakers…
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State lawmakers could vote on energy bill in special session
— August 30, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers will return to the Statehouse on Tuesday, Aug. 31 for what is scheduled as a one-day special session to reconsider the legislative redistricting plan they…
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McLean County’s Labor Day celebration reaches 125-year milestone
— September 2, 2016For Mike Matejka and the dozens of other volunteers planning a McLean County time-honored staple, Labor Day has always been about much more than just the end-cap to summer festivities….
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Pritzker praises passage of massive energy overhaul for Illinois
— September 13, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate put the final legislative stamp on an energy regulation overhaul bill Monday, Sept. 13 sending it to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who says he will sign it….
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Energy bill talks once again derailed; plan goes back to the House
— September 1, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate approved an energy bill in the early hours of Wednesday morning Sept. 1, but it’s likely to change as negotiations continue in the House, which…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Pork producers applaud order to keep packers open
— May 7, 2020This week’s report focuses on President Trump’s executive order to keep America’s meat processing plants open and running as plants are temporarily shuttering due to the COVID-19…
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