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Harley Clarke Mansion prepares for 'heart bombing'
Landmarks Illinois Skyline Council celebrates Evanston’s ‘people’s mansion’ with Friends of Harley Clarke
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Ted CoxLandmarks Illinois, Harley Clarke Mansion, Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife, Jens Jensen, Richard Powers, Garfield Park Conservatory, Friends of Harley Clarke, Backlot Coffee, Erika Storlie, Rock Island County Courthouse
Pritzker surveys 'Rauner Wreckage'
New report finds Illinois ‘Digging Out’ from $3.2B debt, $500M worse than Rauner estimated
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Susana Mendoza, Roberta Lynch, AFSCME Council 31, Janus v. AFSCME, Illinois Budget, Working Families, Illinois Working Families, Dan Hynes
Preservationists sue to save Rock Island Courthouse
Landmarks Illinois leads effort to stave off demolition
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Pritzker cheers Senate passage of new minimum wage
If enacted, law would raise it to $15 an hour by 2025; governor urges House to follow
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Congressman Davis passes bill on Route 66 centennial
‘Most Famous Road in America’ to celebrate 100 years in 2026
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Ted CoxRodney Davis, Route 66, Bob Waldmire, Bobby Troup, Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival, Cozy Dog, Darin LaHood, Pink Elephant Antique Mall, Wildey Theater, Nancy Pelosi
Minimum-wage hike would thrive outside Chicago
Illinois Economic Policy Institute finds earnings would rise most in central Illinois, Rockford
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Working FamiliesTed CoxSam Toia, Paul Rumler, Will Guzzardi, J.B. Pritzker, Frank Manzo IV, ILEPI, Illinois Minimum Wage, Chicago Minimum Wage, Kimberly Lightford, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Working Families, Illinois Working Families
Pols increase calls for Sterigenics to be shut down
Willowbrook firm unapologetic as clamor increases over ethylene oxide emissions
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EPA detects fresh EtO spikes at Sterigenics sites
Stop Sterigenics community group ‘outraged,’ calls protest, renews demand for shutdown
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Sports gambling could raise $100M in state revenue
But Illinois Economic Policy Institute warns it must first undercut betting on the black market
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Ted CoxILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Sports Gambling, Legal Sports Betting, Napoleon Harris III, Tim Butler, J.B. Pritzker
Annual smoking report kicks Illinois in the butts
State gets failing grades almost across board on issues including raising the smoking age to 21
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Ted CoxAmerican Lung Association, Illinois Smoking Age, Chicago Smoking Age, State of Tobacco Control, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, E-cigarettes, Harold Wimmer, Kathy Drea
Break in China trade talks yields soybean buy
Illinois Farm Bureau calls for efforts to recapture lost trade
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Ted CoxDick Durbin, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Soybeans, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, U.S.-China Trade, Chicago Board of Trade, Terry Linn, E-15, Climate Change, Donald Trump
Mount Carroll lays claim to state record low: -38
State climatologist to lead panel to certify new record as town tries to reclaim top spot for bottom reading
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Congressional Dems meet with Sterigenics heads
But Sterigenics made few if any concessions on ethylene oxide, according to Sen. Durbin
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Ted CoxDick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Petras, Phil MacNabb, Sterigenics, Stop Sterigenics, Sotera Health, Ethylene Oxide, Bill Foster, Brad Schneider, Sean Casten, Dan Lipinski, EPA, Medline Industries, Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Neringa Zymancius
Manar proposes $50M for new SIU capital campus
State senator foresees ‘a significant and lasting impact on downtown Springfield and the capital city at large’
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Ted CoxAndy Manar, J.B. Pritzker, SIU, SIU Springfield, SIUE, SIUC, Illinois Capital Bill, University of Illinois, UIUC, UIC, University of Illinois at Springfield
Segregation: Not just a problem in Chicago area
Governing magazine finds downstate cities Peoria, Danville as segregated as Chicago
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Congressional Dems charge EPA with 'capitulation'
Sens. Duckworth, Durbin lead letter calling for stronger regulations on ethylene oxide
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Sen. Duckworth calls for oversight on EPA hiring
Illinois senator joins Delaware’s Carper in demanding hiring reforms at the Environmental Protection Agency
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Stay warm, stay in, if possible stay warm at home
Gov. Pritzker proclaims disaster, enacts Emergency Preparedness Plan against ‘historic winter storm’ — with list of warming centers
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Ill. sens., reps. cheer reopening, chide Trump
Congressman Garcia charges president instigated ‘made-up crisis at the border’ to ‘portray immigrants in the worst light possible’
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It's peak eagle viewing season at Ill. state parks
Starved Rock holds Eagle Watch Weekend and Bald Eagle Days resume at Pere Marquette
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