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IDOT: Multi-Year infrastructure investment boosted by four billion dollars
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — If you ever thought there was any end in sight to all the road work, think again. The Illinois Department of Transportation is rolling out details of a newer multi-year infra...
Cooper Banks Aug 12, 2022

There’s plenty to do at the Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois State Fair is underway in Springfield. The deep fryers are sizzling, the lemons have been juiced, livestock are settling in, and the carnival rides are ready to ...
Julia Bradley Aug 12, 2022
Reaction to attack on writer Salman Rushdie
By Randi Love (Reuters) - Following are reactions to the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie Friday. Witnesses and police said Rushdie, who was ordered killed by Iran in 1989 because of his writing, was...
Syndicated Content Aug 12, 2022
Top U.S. auto safety regulator stepping down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. auto safety regulator is stepping down to return to the California Air Resources Board, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. Steven Cl...
Syndicated Content Aug 12, 2022
Best Buy cuts store jobs to shave costs – WSJ
(Reuters) - Best Buy is cutting store jobs across the United States in a bid to boost profits, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation. Best Buy did not i...
Syndicated Content Aug 12, 2022
UPS pilots ratify contract for two-year extension
(Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc's pilots ratified a two-year contract extension with the world's largest package delivery company, the union representing the pilots said on Friday. The contract,...
Syndicated Content Aug 12, 2022
Exclusive: Inspired Entertainment in bid to buy slot machine maker PlayAGS – sources
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Gaming equipment provider Inspired Entertainment has made a $370 million offer to acquire slot machine maker PlayAGS Inc, people familiar with the mat...
Syndicated Content Aug 12, 2022

Applications being accepted for Peoria County’s Citizen Leadership Academy
PEORIA, Ill. — Interested in learning about your local government from the inside out? The City of Peoria and Peoria County are giving residents an opportunity again to sign up for the Citizens ...
Julia Bradley Aug 12, 2022
Peloton raises bike prices in United States and Canada
(Reuters) - Exercise equipment maker Peloton Interactive Inc said on Friday it would raise prices of its Bike+ product in the United States and Canada. (Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing...
Syndicated Content Aug 12, 2022
Russian economy shrinks 4% y/y in Q2 as sanctions weigh
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy shrank 4.0% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2022, the first full quarter of what Russia calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine, preliminary data from...
Syndicated Content Aug 12, 2022
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