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Momence approves police, school info sharing agreement

By LocalLabs News Service | Nov 10, 2015

The city of Momence has approved an intergovernmental information agreement between its schools and the Momence Police Department to mutually share information on students who get into trouble.

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Durbin introduces measure to reauthorize congenital-heart-defects bill

By Khristopher Flack | Nov 7, 2015

U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation on Thursday that would reauthorize Durbin’s Congenital Heart Futures Act, which expired this year.The original bill focused on boosting research into and awareness of  congenital heart defects.

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Northbrook Community Relations Commission meeting postponed

By Khristopher Flack | Nov 6, 2015

The Village of Northbrook's Community Relations Commission meeting, which had been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5, has been moved back a week to Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Civic Room at Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane.

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Kirk's VA funding bill clears Senate hurdle, set for debate

By Khristopher Flack | Nov 6, 2015

The U.S. Senate voted 93-0 on Thursday to begin debate on the 2016 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon/VA) Appropriations bill, written by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), which would raise funding for veterans care to an all-time high. “We are one step closer to putting veterans first and partisanship aside,” Kirk said.

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Bourbonnais OKs $215,000 road project

By Khristopher Flack | Nov 5, 2015

The Bourbonnais Village Board unanimously approved a $215,000 road construction project for approximately 1,300 feet of Bourbonnais Parkway west of Illinois 45 at its regular meeting last month.

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$67 million in federal grants to aid housing across Illinois

By Khristopher Flack | Nov 4, 2015

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said  Wednesday that Illinois will receive over $67 million in federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing in urban areas, including Will and Kane counties. 

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Champaign County land use panel has solid waste plan update on docket

By Khristopher Flack | Nov 4, 2015

The Champaign County Board Environment and Land Use Committee is expected to approve a proposed update of the county's solid waste management plan at its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Urbana.

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Will, Kane counties to share in $48 million federal grant for affordable housing

By Khristopher Flack | Nov 3, 2015

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) said Illinois and the Kane-Will County area will be receiving over $48 million in federal funding for several types of affordable housing projects.

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Durbin urges making naloxone opiate antidote available at schools across U.S.

By Khristopher Flack | Nov 2, 2015

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and eight other senators sent a letter Thursday urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make the anti-opiate naloxone more available to first responders on school campuses.

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Durbin asks Social Security Administration to waive potential penalties

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 29, 2015

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) signed a letter to the Social Security Administration and Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday, urging the officials not to penalize same-sex benefits recipients for overpayments the SSA made incorrectly.

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House passes Kirk's bill to re-open Export-Import Bank

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 29, 2015

The House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation co-authored by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL). to reopen the federal government's Export-Import Bank, with re-authorization through September 2019.

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Senate Judiciary Committee passes Durbin's sentencing reform act

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 26, 2015

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15-5 on Thursday to approve the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 that was co-authored by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL).

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Kirk blasts Obama for veto of defense bill

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 26, 2015

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) on Thursday criticized President Barack Obama for vetoing the proposed $611.8 billion defense budget.

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Kirk calls on U.S., N. Korea to reunite even more families

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 22, 2015

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) praised efforts this week to reunite hundreds of North Korean families that were broken up during the Korean War, and called on the U.S. and North Korean governments to further these efforts.

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Durbin, other senators seek more federal scrutiny of for-profit colleges

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 22, 2015

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined three other Democratic senators on Tuesday in a letter calling for the U.S. Department of Education to take a harder look at its funding policies for for-profit colleges. For-profit colleges, particularly the University of Phoenix, have come under scrutiny in recent months after a series of published reports about a variety of questionable recruiting practices.

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Economic Alliance provides update on Kankakee enterprise zones

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 22, 2015

Kankakee County Enterprise Zone Administrator and Economic Alliance of Kankakee County President and CEO Mike Van Mill updated local business leaders on the impact of the area's two enterprise zones during a briefing Oct. 1.

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Sen. Kirk receives Lincoln Award for campaign against gun violence

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 22, 2015

U.S Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) became the first Republican U.S. senator to earn the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence's (ICHV) Abraham Lincoln Award, given to officials who have taken a strong position against gun violence, on Monday.

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Program to aid convicts honored for expanding mental health services

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 22, 2015

The Kankakee County Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMH) received the William H. Morgan Annual Memorial Award on Friday morning in recognition of the unique mental health services it provides to convicts in transition.

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Olive-Harvey receives major grant for low-income minority students

By LocalLabs News Service | Oct 22, 2015

Olive-Harvey College in Chicago is receiving a five year, $600,000 federal grant to help more low-income minority students earn degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly said Tuesday.

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Congresswoman Kelly hiring event draws 500 job seekers

By Jamie Barrand | Oct 20, 2015

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) said a hiring event she hosted Friday at South Suburban College in South Holland attracted 500 job seekers. Kelly said 70 employers with active job openings were on hand to accept resumes and interview potential employees.