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News from May 2023

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Fayette Avenue project in Effingham begins May 30

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 15, 2023

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the first phase will begin May 30 on the $21.8 million Fayette Avenue reconstruction and widening, a critical safety and capacity project through Effingham that languished for years before coming to life under Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program.

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Survey: Private school graduates power Illinois General Assembly

By LGIS News Service | May 15, 2023

At least 35 of Illinois' 177 state legislators attended private high schools, including two of four caucus leaders. That's according to a survey of legislator education histories by Prairie State Wire.

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Durbin Joins In Introduction Of The Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 15, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in introducing the Kids Online Safety Act, bipartisan legislation to protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable.

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Duckworth Joins Booker, Gomez in Reintroducing Bicameral Legislation to Promote Equitable Access to Public Lands

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 15, 2023

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) to reintroduce the Transit to Trails Act, legislation that would provide equitable access to parks, green spaces and public lands and waters.

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CDC estimates 381 people in 65-74 age group in Illinois died during week ending April 29

By Prairie State Wire | May 15, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 381 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending April 29.

ISBE, North Chicago School Financial Oversight Panel met April 11

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | May 15, 2023

ISBE, North Chicago School Financial Oversight Panel met Tuesday, April 11

Illinois State Board of Education, State Assessment Review Committee met April 11

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | May 15, 2023

Illinois State Board of Education, State Assessment Review Committee met Tuesday, April 11

Congressional Record publishes “Cloture Motion (Executive Calendar)” in the Senate section on May 11

By Prairie State Wire | May 14, 2023

The Congressional Record published “Cloture Motion (Executive Calendar)” in the Senate section on May 11.

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CDC predicts 346 people in 45-64 age group in Illinois died during week ending April 29

By Prairie State Wire | May 14, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 346 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending April 29.

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Working Families for Chicago spends the most among Illinois political committees during week ending May 13

By Prairie State Wire | May 14, 2023

Prue For Lake Forest was the biggest spender the week before.

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CDC reports 109 deaths among Illinois Hispanics in week ending April 22

By Prairie State Wire | May 14, 2023

There were 109 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending April 22, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in Illinois during week April 29

By Prairie State Wire | May 14, 2023

Illinois' death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending April 29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Supreme Court Ethics Reform

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 14, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “Supreme Court Ethics Reform.”

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Duckworth on Mother’s Day: Cap Child Care Costs to Strengthen Economy & Enable Working Families to Succeed

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 14, 2023

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), the first person to give birth while serving in the U.S. Senate, joined CNN’s State of the Union this Mother’s Day morning to discuss what working moms need to succeed and what our nation should be doing to help them.

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Who made the biggest political contributions in Illinois during week ending May 13?

By Prairie State Wire | May 14, 2023

The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending May 13 found here.

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Week of April 29: 83 people in 25-44 age group are estimated to have died in Illinois

By Prairie State Wire | May 13, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 83 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending April 29.

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Durbin, Duckworth, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation Opening The Courthouse Doors To Consumers, Workers

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 13, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and a group of 34 Senators in introducing legislation to stop the use of unfair forced arbitration clauses, which are widely used to limit Americans’ access to justice.

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Duckworth Introduces Bill to Expand Cyber Coordination with More Partners Across Southeast Asia

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 13, 2023

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Act, legislation to expand the current list of partner countries who qualify for participation in the Department of Defense’s ongoing pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners.

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Analysis: Illinois among 25 states affiliated with 'hyper-partisan' voter data group, study finds

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 12, 2023

Illinois is among 25 states that are members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Prairie State Wire found.

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Gov Pritzker’s press secretary attempted to kill IDOT gun violence story

By John Kraft & Kirk Allen, Edgar County Watchdogs | May 12, 2023

Last year when we were looking to verify the IDOT gun violence story out of Franklin County, WAND was also attempting to verify it.