NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a state that President Joe Biden won by ten percentage points one year ago, the incumbent Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe not only lost to Republican Glenn Youngkin, but the race proved close to a landslide.
Democrats’ Failure at the Federal Level Causes Catastrophic Losses in Virginia, Elsewhere
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Supply chain crisis hits home
Joliet has one of the largest inland ports in the nation. Center Point Intermodal Center (CIC) – Joliet/Elwood is the largest master-planned inland port in North America. Getting goods and services to consumers both nationally and locally is topping the news cycle right now and for good reason as the country is experiencing a serious supply problem.
The national supply problem is hitting home with shortages experienced in the Joliet area.
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New village administrator hired in Plainfield
After about six months, Plainfield finally has a permanent village administrator. The Plainfield Village Board, replacing Brian Murphy, who served nearly a decade in the top position, hired Joshua Blakemore unanimously on Monday. Blakemore is currently the city administrator at Marengo. He has a master of public administration degree from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Blakemore will start his new job on Dec. 13 at an annual salary of $180,000. He will receive a monthly stipend of $500 for car expenses related to village business and get 20 days of paid vacation.
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Bolingbrook girl gets book published
TTW Staff Reports
Trinity White, a third grader at Independence Elementary School in Bolingbrook, loves to write and loves to draw. She placed her completed creations into a drawer at home for her mom. Shaquita White went into the drawer one day and found half a dozen of Trinity’s completed books and realized her daughter has a talent for writing and illustrating.
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Will County document shredding, electronics recycling, and Pumpkin Catapult
TTW Staff Will County and Lewis University will host the sixth annual “Catapult a Pumpkin” event from 9:00 a.m. until noon, Saturday, Nov. 6 in the “W” parking lot South of the main entrance of Lewis University in Romeoville. The event offers residents an opportunity to safely dispose of pumpkins, electronics, and documents.
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Local news hangs in the balance
The Senate is now deciding the fate of local news.
As part of the Build Back Better Act, the Senate is in the next few days considering an important proposal: providing a payroll tax credit to local news organizations to retain or hire local journalists.
Why? Local news is in a deep crisis. The internet has fundamentally broken the business model of most local newspapers. The number of reporters has dropped by more than half since 2000.
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ComEd innovating to strengthen the power grid as winter approaches
The Times Weekly New Wire As the climate changes and northern Illinois sees more frequent severe and destructive weather, ComEd is making the investments necessary to withstand more extreme weather events. In recent years, northern Illinois has experienced extreme cold, ice storms and snowfall that surpass seasonal totals in the winter. ComEd has been hard at work on the energy grid completing hundreds of projects to ensure it is ready to reliably meet the energy needs of families and businesses. “Winter brings unique challenges to the grid and our customers,” said Terry Donnelly, ComEd president and COO. “Extreme cold and ice can be damaging and cause interruptions. As we do every year, we are completing projects to improve grid resiliency during the winter months and finding innovative ways to ensure that our customers have energy when they need it.”
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AUTO REVIEW: 2021 Land Rover Discovery R Dynamic S
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It was an easy and comfortable drive. The front seats had captain’s armrest. Of course, they were heated and cooled. Turning on the Discovery R was like starting up a computer. We had to set or reset it features like those heated seats. That can be a nuisance if you’ve got a lot of errands to run.
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PRESS ROOM: American Bridge and Gov. Deval Patrick Announce Multi-Million-Dollar Investment in Grassroots Organizing
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Organizing has to go deeper than getting out the vote on the eve of an election cycle,” said Governor Deval Patrick. “It has to be about forming relationships of trust and support year-round and about listening to and learning from local communities. Civic engagement is the foundation for lasting change and real political power. I want donors who support progressive politics to value and invest in that.”
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American Cancer Society and Four Historically Black Colleges and Universities Announce Groundbreaking Diversity in Cancer Research Program to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The awards provided through the DICR program are unique in cancer research. They provide a large amount of salary support for the four colleges to select clinical faculty who need more dedicated time for their cancer research and scholarly activities. They also fund other student and postdoctoral programs and underpin the awards with career development funds and mentorship by established American Cancer Society Professors.
