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Wiretaps show Madigan, through McClain, forced ally out of legislature to protect himself
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In fall 2018, longtime former State Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, received a phone call from Mike McClain, who had spent decades lobbying for electric utility Common...
Will Stevenson Mar 17, 2023

Sheriffs deputies rescue two from Fulton County fire
LEWISTOWN, Ill. – Fulton County Sheriffs Deputies rescued two people from a burning home early Friday morning. The Sheriffs Department says fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. at a home on East Sunn...
Will Stevenson Mar 17, 2023
EPA tells states not to block hazardous waste shipments from Ohio derailment
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday he was notifying states they cannot block shipments of hazardous waste from a Feb. 3 Ohio...
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YouTube restores Donald Trump’s channel
(Reuters) -Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Friday it has lifted its restrictions on former U.S. President Donald Trump's channel. The video streaming platform banned Trump on Jan. 12 in 2021 for violat...
Syndicated Content Mar 17, 2023
SVB Financial files for bankruptcy protection after swift implosion
(Reuters) - SVB Financial Group on Friday sought protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code, days after its former unit Silicon Valley Bank was taken over by U.S. regulators. Bank stocks ...
Syndicated Content Mar 17, 2023
Church tower reemerges from parched reservoir in drought-hit Spain
MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain is in the grip of a long-term drought after 36 months of below-average rainfall, with some parts so parched that officials have asked people to cut water use and met...
Syndicated Content Mar 17, 2023
Actions giving banks more time to address organization, US’s Adeyemo says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global markets will need time to process actions by regulators and banks this week, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told CNBC on Friday, adding that U.S. officials ...
Syndicated Content Mar 17, 2023
Two ECB hawks call for more rate hikes despite banking turmoil
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank needs to keep raising interest rates because underlying price growth is sticky, two policymakers seen as hawkish s...
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Huawei ban would have significant impact on German mobile network -ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - A ban on certain components by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE could have a significant impact on Germany's mobile network if they have to be replaced on a larger scale, according ...
Syndicated Content Mar 17, 2023
US manufacturing output ekes out gains in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Production at U.S. factories edged up in February and output in the prior month was stronger than previously thought, but manufacturing continues to struggle under the weight of...
Syndicated Content Mar 17, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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