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Nagel: ‘If you ask yourself why you were never gifted a senate seat, well it’s because your last name isn’t Joyce’

By Kankakee Times Report | Oct 24, 2023

In a bid to address the issues plaguing the state of Illinois, Phil Nagel is running for the Illinois State Senate in the 40th District.

Manteno parade brings community together in opposition to Gotion battery plant

By Kankakee Times Report | Oct 23, 2023

On Oct. 22 at noon, the “We the People of Manteno” parade brought the community together in a show of unity against the proposed lithium ion car battery plant planned for the old KMart location in Manteno.

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Switzer: ‘When elected my goal is to provide better healthcare for legal taxpayers’

By Kankakee Times Report | Oct 23, 2023

In a bid for the District 79 Representative seat, Bobb Switzer has made healthcare reform a central focus of his campaign, pledging to provide better healthcare access to legal taxpayers and reduce the costs of life-saving treatments.

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Rolniak on Gotion plant oppostion: ‘There's always something for somebody to do and get the word out’

By Kankakee Times Report | Oct 9, 2023

Rolniak is one of the many community members who will be meeting with an attorney on Monday, Oct. 9 in a community meeting aimed at preventing the Community Chinese Party-aligned Gotion lithium-ion battery plant from opening in Manteno.

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Forsyth: ‘Tim Nugent got voted in with 159 votes in 2021’

By Kankakee Times Report | Oct 9, 2023

Forsyth is one of many community members upset by the prospect of a Chinese Communist party-affiliated lithium-ion car battery plant opening at the site of the old KMart located at 1902 Selma Road in Manteno.

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Switzer: ‘Some pretty shady deals behind closed doors in Manteno’

By Kankakee Times Report | Oct 9, 2023

State Representative candidate for the 79th District, Bobb Switzer, criticized the plans to build a Chinese Communist party-linked lithium-ion battery plant in Manteno.

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Trustee candidate McHeffey on Manteno mayor, village board: ‘The American people as a whole need to wake up and start voting these people out’

By Kankakee Times Report | Oct 5, 2023

McHeffey and other Manteno residents gathered at the Manteno Council meeting on Monday night to voice their displeasure with the current leadership in connection to greenlighting the battery plant.

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Piker on proposed Gotion plant: ‘Literally, we all found out about it a week before the announcement was officially made’

By Kankakee Times Report | Oct 2, 2023

Amanda Piker is the originator of the No Gotion Illinois Facebook page that has led to a growing movement to prevent the proposed Gotion lithium ion car battery plant from opening in Manteno.

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Holda: ‘Who wants to work in a communist China plant?’

By Kankakee Times Report | Oct 2, 2023

Manteno resident Julie Holda is praying every day that a Chinese Communist Party-linked lithium-ion battery plant for Manteno will not be built.

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Wagner on Manteno politicians backing Gotion battery plant: ‘They work for us. We don’t work for them’

By Kankakee Times Report | Sep 29, 2023

Manteno resident Ed Wagner is one of a group of Manteno residents who are pursuing legal action to prevent Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion from opening a plant in the village.

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Illinois Freedom Caucus to hold ‘No Go on Caucus Gotion!’ Press conference Oct. 2

By Kankakee Times Report | Sep 28, 2023

The Illinois Freedom Caucus legislators will be joined by Manteno local residents and other supporters at a press conference at the Hassett Center in Manteno on Monday, Oct. 2.

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Chinese plant planned for Manteno could receive $8 billion in subsidies, despite costing only $2 billion to build

By Kankakee Times Report | Sep 27, 2023

Illinois politicians and members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party have raised concerns about the sizeable subsidies being granted to the Chinese electric vehicle battery maker, Gotion.

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Ives: Pritzker gives incentives for new EV battery company, whose ‘owners are Chinese Communists,' to locate in Manteno

By Kankakee Times Report | Sep 19, 2023

Radio host Jeanne Ives criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) for providing ‘massive incentives’ for a new EV battery manufacturing whose “owners are Chinese Communists” to locate in Manteno, Ill.

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Haas: "It was a true honor to bring HJR 15 to the House floor and to help keep Sgt. Rittmanic rememberd always"

By Kankakee Times Report | Sep 4, 2023

Bradley Police Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic died on December 29, 2021, after responding to a report of unattended dogs barking in a Comfort Inn parking lot. In a Sept. 2 Facebook post, Rep. Jackie Haas celebrated the naming of the 315 overpass on U.S. Route 57 as the “Sergeant Marlene R. Rittmanic Memorial Highway.” on Sep 2nd.

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Bunting: "Yesterday, Governor Pritzker signed HB 3814 that I was a PROUD Co-sponsor of!!!!"

By Kankakee Times Report | Aug 16, 2023

In an Aug. 14 Facebook post, Rep. Jason Bunting announced that a bill he cosponsored was signed into law. The new law allows FFA and 4H-attending students to attend programs, competitions, exhibitions, or other functions without taking unexcused absences from school.

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Haas shares new 'Skip-the-Line program' for Illinois DMVs

By Kankakee Times Report | Aug 4, 2023

One place where people are almost guaranteed to wait for services is at a Department of Motor Vehicles office, however, with the Skip-the-Line program set to be introduced across Illinois in September, wait times could be significantly reduced.

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State Attorney Rowe: ‘The people of Illinois deserve better than bail reform that is passed under cover of darkness at 4am’

By Kankakee Times Report | Jul 20, 2023

Kankakee County State Attorney Jim Rowe is criticizing the reinstatement of the SAFE-T Act’s cashless bail provision known as the Pretrial Fairness Act.

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Haas: 'Yet today, the Illinois Supreme Court has declared this constitutional, despite the facts that Illinois has one of the highest murder rates in the country, costs have rise for taxpayers, and our police forces are demoralized.'

By Kankakee Times Report | Jul 19, 2023

The Illinois State Supreme Court issued a decision regarding the legality of Illinois' move to end cash bail on July 18. In a Facebook post, Rep. Jackie Haas shared her reaction to the decision.

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Bennett: "By encouraging motorcyclists, especially younger beginning riders, to take this course, I believe they will get a better test, more time to learn, and significant hands-on experience."

By Kankakee Times Report | Jul 18, 2023

Motorcycle riders under the age of 18 will have the option to take a 2-day driver safety course from IDOT in 2024, thanks to a bill sponsored by Sen. Thomas Bennett. The bill allows motorcycle riders under the age of 18 to complete the 20-hour course in lieu of driving and knowledge tests.

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Haas: 'We are fortunate to have people like John Branz in the 79th District'

By Kankakee Times Report | Jul 17, 2023

Rep Jackie Haas cheered her district's two-time Governor's Volunteer Service Award winner, in a June 30 press release. John Branz, of Herscher, has now won the award twice.