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Sep 27, 2019
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Bernard Schoenburg: Despite complicated process, lots of Democrats interested in being delegates

It’s complicated, but many people seen interested in getting involved.

Illinois reports job gains, lower unemployment

Unemployment rates in all 14 metropolitan areas in Illinois dropped over the past 12 months as the state's economy added more than 61,000 jobs, according to preliminary numbers released Thursday by state and federal labor agencies

Ray LaHood named to chair Lincoln library and museum board

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has appointed former U.S. Transportation Secretary and retired Republican Congressman Ray LaHood as the new chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Directors.

Business, industry groups push back against proposed ethylene oxide bans

Business and industry groups are pushing back against legislative efforts to widely ban the use of ethylene oxide, a known cancer-causing gas, in most Illinois communities.

Statehouse Insider: Don’t expect records every year at the fair

* Final revenue numbers for the Illinois State Fair confirmed what most people thought - it was a record-breaking event this year.

New workforce initiative opens doors for LLCC students

One of Lincoln Land Community College's most successful programs in recent years is expanding, with a new direction, thanks to a $1 million grant from the Illinois Community College Board.

Partisan split evident in Illinois congressional reaction

Illinois lawmakers who represent the region in Congress were split along party lines Tuesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her intent to launch a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

Feds searching Senate Democratic offices in Springfield

FBI agents Tuesday morning searched a Capitol office occupied by a Senate Democrat and left with bags and boxes marked evidence.

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