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Illinois to invest over $40 million in workforce training (Springfield, IL) - Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that the state will award more than $40 million in workforce training grants, focusing on communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and youth who are particularly at risk of violence.

Attorney General Raoul urges Department of Education to fix broken public service loan forgiveness program

White Sox take the 3rd game of the series (Cleveland, Ohio) - After the ups and downs of the turnouts of yesterdays games the White Sox where ready to play ball today.

Homewood Planning and Zoning Meeting: 9/24/21 (Homewood, IL) - An effort to modernize the village of Homewood’s zoning code continued at a Sept. 23 planning and development board meeting.

Press Release: More endorsements for IL Senate candidate Rachel Ventura (Joliet, IL) - Illinois State Senate District 43 Democratic candidate Rachel Ventura has just secured four new endorsements for her campaign for the Senate seat in the upcoming 2022 Election.

White Sox win afternoon game while Indians win under the moon (Cleveland, Ohio) - In the first game of the 2-game series in Cleveland, the White Sox were looking to take an early lead in the first game.

Supreme Court eviction order extended to coincide with governor’s moratorium (Springfield, IL) - The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday extended its order limiting judgements in certain eviction cases to Oct. 3, putting it in line with the governor’s latest executive order.

University Park residents to protest Mayor Joseph Roudez and the Board of Trustees (University Park, IL) - Angry and disgruntled residents from University Park are planning a protest near the Mayor Joseph Roudez’ and the Board of Trustees residences to protest a litany of issues that have the many questioning the lack of transparency within their community.

Rush Calls on Biden Administration to Immediately Halt Haiti Deportations, Joins House Haiti Caucus (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) called on the Biden Administration to immediately halt its deportations of Haitian migrants from the U.S.–Mexico border.

Tigers looking to sweep the series against White Sox (Detroit, Michigan) - After the White Sox had a tough defeat yesterday, they were ready to play ball today.