Showing posts with label Dick Durbin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dick Durbin. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Thousands in Illinois could lose unemployment benefits

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By Jamey Dunn Thousands of Illinoisans could lose long-term federal unemployment benefits at the start of the new year. Congress is curr...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Feds to bring more oversight to Metra

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By Jamey Dunn The federal government will provide more oversight for Chicago’s commuter rail service as the number of board members dwindl...
Monday, November 01, 2010

Election day: Close races, big spenders and unhappy voters

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By Jamey Dunn As the candidates at the top of the ticket fly throughout the state trying to energize voters the day before the election, pol...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

FutureGen gets new backer

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By Jamey Dunn FutureGen , a “clean” coal plant proposed for construction in Mattoon , got backing today from an Illinois utility company. Ex...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Illinois gets money for high-speed rail

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By Rachel Wells Illinois politicians will travel tomorrow by plane to Amtrak stations in Chicago, Alton and Bloomington to unveil a $1.2 bi...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Congressmen seek Asian carp funds

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By Rachel Wells As a lawsuit seeking to close two Chicago navigational locks remains under review by the U.S. Supreme Court, Great Lakes lea...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Illinois commission approves Thomson sale

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By Rachel Wells Nearly two weeks after a failed al - Qaeda attempt to bomb a plane bound for Detroit, an Illinois legislative commission vo...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Feds to buy Thomson prison

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By Jamey Dunn The federal government agreed to purchase Thomson prison today amid ongoing controversies over moving suspected terrorists int...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

He's not budging

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by Jamey Dunn U.S. Sen. Roland Burris ignored U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s call to resign. Durbin says that Burris told him today that he had no ...