Local leaders begin talks about how to spend millions in COVID relief dollars
BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – Elected leaders in Bloomington and Normal are starting to discuss how the local governments will spend many millions of dollars…
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88% of children covered by monthly payments starting in July
The Treasury Department says 39 million families are set to receive monthly child payments beginning on July 15.…
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Supreme Court to weigh rollback of abortion rights
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will take up Mississippi’s bid to enforce a 15-week ban on…
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Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation’s capital
(AP) — Gas shortages have spread from the South, almost exhausting supplies in Washington, D.C. The runs on gasoline follow a ransomware…
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House panel has agreement on bipartisan Jan. 6 commission
A House panel has reached an agreement to form a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.…
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House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post
Stefanik is a moderate turned Trump loyalist and advocate of many of his false claims about election fraud.…
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Drop box recycling program saved from the trash heap
BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – A proposal for McLean County government to spend $65,000 this year for a drop box recycling program found new life after a…
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McLean County Board Chair seeks bipartisan panel’s help to draw ‘fair maps’
BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – McLean County Board Chairman John McIntyre announced a plan Thursday night he hopes will take politics out of drawing the county…
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House committee asks Pritzker administration, Ezike how they could’ve prevented deadly outbreak at LaSalle Home
House lawmakers put officials from the Pritzker administration in the hot seat Thursday demanding why they didn’t act sooner to prevent the deadly…
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Lawmaker files bill banning vaccine passport, Pritzker says he never supported requirement of one
Chesney’s bill was filed despite there being no evidence or conversations of Illinois requiring a vaccine…
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