Esther Joy King wins Illinois District 17 Republican primary
Esther Joy King won the Republican nomination for Illinois's 17th Congressional District House seat on March 17.
Anderson proposes bill that would exclude taxing overtime wages
State Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) recently filed legislation that seeks to exempt overtime wages from state income taxes in an effort to lessen the tax burden imposed on Illinois workers.
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Republican lawmakers disappointed in governor's budget proposal
Illinois Republicans were disappointed after hearing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal last week
- Rep. Skillicorn fights to give abused pets their day in court
- Illinois named the least tax-friendly state by MSN
- Bipartisan group of lawmakers, fair-mapping advocates speak out against gerrymandering
- Former Illinois LIG says ethics commission 'squashed' her findings of 'wrongdoing'
- Rock Island County Board approves refugee resettlement
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Senate GOP Leader Bill Brady said to have voiced private support for abortion funding, gun control legislation
Former high-level aides to Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has revealed that Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) told the then governor he was right for signing HB 40 in September 2017, the law requiring Medicaid funding of abortions. At a separate meeting, Brady also recommended that the governor sign gun control bills should they reach his desk.
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AUGUSTANA COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Walton ’98 ‘coming at COVID-19 with a global perspective’
Dr. David Walton ’98 knows what needs to be done. He worked in Haiti during the 2010 cholera outbreak and in Sierra Leone during the 2014 Ebola virus epidemic. Today he is in Boston caring for COVID-19 patients at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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Census Bureau: 3.5 percent of people in Rock Island County identified as multi-racial in 2017
Of the 146,205 citizens living in Rock Island County in 2017, 96.5 percent said they were only one race while 3.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in August.
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Census Bureau: 77.5 percent of people in Henry County were old enough to vote in 2018
Of the 49,464 citizens living in Henry County in 2018, 38,350 were old enough to vote as of Feb. 7, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 1.6 percent of people in Henry County identified as multi-racial in 2018
Of the 49,464 citizens living in Henry County in 2018, 98.4 percent said they were only one race while 1.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in February.
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Census Bureau: 77.6 percent of people in Rock Island County were old enough to vote in 2017
Of the 146,205 citizens living in Rock Island County in 2017, 113,392 were old enough to vote as of Aug. 2, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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AUGUSTANA COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Jazz musician takes the spotlight at Augustana College
Endre Rice plays his trumpet around the world as a 19-year veteran of the legendary Count Basie Orchestra, often taking the role of featured soloist. Fortunately for student musicians, he also directs the college's Jazz Ensemble.
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CAMBRIDGE CHRONICLE: Young adults in Kentucky threw a ‘coronavirus party.’ Now one of them has COVID-19.
Young adults in Kentucky threw a ‘coronavirus party.’ Now one of them has COVID-19.
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Census Bureau: 77.2 percent of people in Illinois were old enough to vote in 2018
Of the 12,821,497 citizens living in Illinois in 2018, 9,894,936 were old enough to vote as of Feb. 7, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 2.5 percent of people in Illinois identified as multi-racial in 2018
Of the 12,821,497 citizens living in Illinois in 2018, 97.5 percent said they were only one race while 2.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in February.
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Census Bureau: 1.3 percent of people in Mercer County identified as multi-racial in 2017
Of the 15,794 citizens living in Mercer County in 2017, 98.7 percent said they were only one race while 1.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in August.
