Lawmakers accuse DOC of moving too slowly, poor communications.
Internet postings suggested problems that county officials say don’t exist.
Illinois Republicans say governor’s rhetoric is sowing more division.
The Chicago burger giant said the investment was its largest to date in support of regenerative agriculture in the U.S.
Sen. Bill Cuningham, D-Chicago, won’t seek reelection after 16 years in Springfield.
A small crowd attended the festivities outside the modest brick house in the village of Dolton, where the former Robert Prevost grew up after he was born in 1955 in Chicago.
Area communities say it’s just too dry to burn safely outside.
Illinois is the only state that has yet to reform its tax sale laws after the Supreme Court found unconstitutional a process that can cost homeowners their residences.
“The fact that the federal government is sending troops as we start these celebrations is an insult,” Illinois state Sen. Karina Villa, a Democrat, said at a news conference. “It is a fear tactic. It’s unforgivable.”
The governors of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois and Maryland said they worried that it’s too unpredictable to provide a permanent solution and that it should at least be accompanied by incentives for data centers to build new power sources and voluntarily reduce electricity use.
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