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by Michael Piskur
2:09pm
Fri Apr 20
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Illinois Moves Forward On Mandate To Clean Waterways

Environment

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) will receive $10 million in state funding to construct new facilities at two existing wastewater treatment plants. Governor Pat Quinn recently announced that the Illinois Jobs Now! capital program will finance nearly half of a $21 million project to disinfect wastewater discharges into the Chicago River and Chicago area waterways.

PI Original
by Steven Ross Johnson
7:28pm
Tue Apr 10
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Bustos Talks Jobs, Health Care & Buyer's Remorse In The 17th District

Election 2012

On the heels of a convincing primary election win last month over a field of candidates that consisted of a town mayor and a college administrator, 17th Congressional District Democratic candidate Cheri Bustos of East Moline is looking to draw some clear distinctions between herself and her opponent, Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Robert “Bobby” Schilling (R-Colona).

Quick Hit
by Matthew Blake
4:58pm
Mon Feb 6
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Quinn's Policies, ICE Controversy Dominate Immigrant Integration Summit (VIDEO)

Pat QuinnAn summit geared towards the immigrant community Saturday highlighted Illinois’ pro-immigrant policies and also controversy between Cook County and federal immigration officials.

The Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights, which has 130 member organizations, held their 2nd annual Illinois Immigrant Integration Summit at Malcolm X College, featuring appearances by Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, among other officials.

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PI Original
by Michael Piskur
3:36pm
Fri Dec 9, 2011

FutureGen 2.0 Moving Forward, But Outlook Remains Uncertain

Environment

The uncertainty and the costs continue to grow for FutureGen 2.0, the increasingly expensive carbon capture project in Meredosia.