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Illinois’ Bond Rating is Up

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Illinois' Bond Rating is Up (Springfield, IL) - Fitch Ratings announced on Wednesday they have revised the outlook on Illinois’ General Obligation bonds from negative to positive.
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Reps. Robin Kelly and Yvette Clarke Push for Increased Diversity in Energy Sector Leadership

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Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09), both Co-Chairs of the Energy and Commerce Racial Disparities Working Group, today wrote to energy sector leaders to request a meeting to discuss minority representation at all levels of the energy sector.
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Batinick backs Asian-American history bill

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Batinick backs Asian-American history bill (Springfield, IL) - Veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) recently took to the House floor to make his feelings known about a bill seeking to add Asian-American history into school curricula.
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Weckbacher files election complaint: ‘Was this whole adjudication process botched?’

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Lake County resident George Weckbacher has filed a complaint with the State Board of Elections charging that in 2020 the City of Chicago and Cook County used a voting system that did not meet use requirements as outlined by the Statutes and Administration Code of Illinois.
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Cook County Honored with 17 National Association of Counties Achievement Awards

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The 2021 NACo awards centered around two key elements including how projects advance equity where applicable and clear metrics that showcase the outcome of the project.
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Illinois Recognizes Juneteenth as State Holiday

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Illinois Recognizes Juneteenth as State Holiday (Springfield, IL) - Illinois continues to lead the nation when it comes to tackling structural racism as legislation declaring June 19, Juneteenth, an official state holiday was signed into law. 
National

Rev. Jackson, Indian Leaders appeal for more COVID-19 doses as deaths continue to soar in India

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Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is holding a press conference to welcome President Biden’s efforts to send vaccines overseas and to urge the Biden administration to expedite vaccines to India.
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Illinois Senate Black Caucus Celebrates the signing of Juneteenth law

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On June 19, 1865, two and half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce the end of slavery and ensure that all enslaved people were freed. Today, over 150 years later, Illinois now declares June 19 a state holiday to recognize Juneteenth National Freedom Day.
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Batinick on collective bargaining proposal: ‘We are debating the wrong constitutional amendment’

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Batinick on collective bargaining proposal: 'We are debating the wrong constitutional amendment' - State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) thought that something was finally being done about Illinois' many longstanding issues when he heard a constitutional amendment was in the works. 
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Cook County issues notice to Minimum Wage Ordinance

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Cook County issues notice to Minimum Wage Ordinance (Cook County, IL) - Cook County issued a notice to employees regarding the Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO)
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