State Senator Rachel Ventura is hosting the second annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Joliet on Dec. 13 to honor over 150 veterans with remembrance wreaths.
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Federal Intervention Needed to Prevent Illinois SNAP Cuts, Says State Senator
State Senator Meg Loughran Cappelis is urging federal lawmakers to resolve the ongoing government shutdown to prevent the cessation of SNAP benefits for nearly two million Illinois residents, which could lead to food insecurity for vulnerable populations.
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Hastings introduces bill to protect consumers in insurance rate setting
State Senator Michael E. Hastings has introduced Senate Bill 2691 to examine whether Illinois families are paying unfairly high insurance premiums due to nondriving factors, and to provide recommendations to lawmakers on how to make rates more transparent and equitable.
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Veterans assistance available in Will County Year-Round
State Rep. Natalie Manley is raising awareness about the Veteran Assistance Commission of Will County’s services, which provide financial assistance, employment support, counseling, and homeless prevention for veterans in the area.
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Disability Advocate Argues that Assisted Suicide Puts Vulnerable Groups at Risk
Physician-assisted suicide raises the risk for those with disabilities, mental illness, poverty, older people, and those who cannot afford high-quality health care, as the safeguards in place in the laws are ineffective and fail to protect patients.
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Illinois Residents at Risk of Missing Out on Earned Income Tax Credit
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the federal government’s largest refundable tax credit for low to moderate income workers, and Illinois taxpayers can check their eligibility and how much they qualify for at IRS.gov/eitc.
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OP-ED: Pursuing Martin Luther King Jr.’s beloved community
According to Dr. King, the creation of a beloved community would require the American people to address three great evils of society: racism, poverty, and militarism. My friend and former colleague, the late John R. Lewis, arguably Dr. King’s most ardent disciple, often invoked the concept to buttress his calls for a “just society.” John was committed to the pursuit, but I always wondered if such were possible until recently.
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Southeast water district receives $500,000 for repair to system
There were three Community Project Funding (CPF) requests made by the county that were included in the federal FY22 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. The $975,000 in federal funding request was approved and will support critical local needs, including upgrades to the Southeast Joliet Sanitary District, investment in a behavioral health workforce initiative, and supporting the county’s Opioid Overdose Intervention Program. The spending package was signed into law this week by President Joe Biden.
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Wayne’s Words: Joliet City Council: Not in My Backyard
You’ve probably heard the term “NIMBY” sometime in your life. It means “Not In My Backyard.” It’s usually not so blatantly stated, unless it’s your backyard being talked about. The expression usually comes about because an unfavorable event or structure might possibly impact close to or nearby your own location. Of course, it all depends on whose definition of unfavorable is being used. After all, one person’s slum is another person’s home.
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U.S. Depart. of Energy kicks off recruitment in support of bipartisan infrastructure law
Washington DC. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the launch of its Clean Energy Corps, which is made up of staff from more than a dozen offices across DOE – current staff and new hires – who will work together to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy solutions to climate change.
DOE also announced that the Clean Energy Corps is ready to recruit an additional 1,000 employees using a special hiring authority included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help implement the Law’s historic infusion of $62 billion in funding and accelerate the nation’s drive to a clean energy future.
The Clean Energy Corps’ new hiring portal will help streamline the application process for the industry veterans, experienced technical experts, and the next generation of clean energy leaders it seeks to attract.
