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Chicago Park District Board approved TIF funding for reimbursement of various park projects
The Chicago Park District’s Board of Commissioners voted today and approved to enter into intergovernmental agreements with the City of Chicago that accepts the transfer of $31,602,000 in tax increment…
Stem cell funding ban temporarily lifted in US
A U.S. appeals court granted an Obama administration request Thursday for a temporary stay that lifts a judge’s ban on federal funding of research involving human embryonic stem cells.
Dan Seals statement on embryonic stem cell research funding decision
DEERFIELD, IL (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — Today, Democratic Congressional Candidate Dan Seals issued the following statement after a U.S. District judge granted a temporary injunction to halt federal funding of embryonic stem…
State funding shortage may doom library systems
Libraries across Illinois may again be victims of the state’s ongoing financial woes, industry leaders fear. Regional cooperative library organizations such as the North Suburban Library System already have slashed…
Three Chicago fire departments get FEMA grants
CHICAGO — Three Chicago-area fire departments are among the 15 Illinois fire departments that will receive more than $800,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s…
Universities make plea for state money
The leaders of Illinois’ public universities say they want the money the state has promised them. University presidents and chancellors on Tuesday asked Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes…
US to commit $78.5 million to Asian carp fight
The Obama administration says it will spend $78.5 million to halt the giant Asian carp, which officials fear could spread and possibly endanger the Great Lakes region’s $7 billion fishing…
Illinois Announces Construction Funding for University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University
Projects in Champaign, Murphysboro and Edwardsville Will Create Jobs, Further Education Efforts Gov. Pat Quinn today announced funding for three construction projects at the University of Illinois’ (U of I)…
Amtrak Illinois Ridership Up 20 Percent Since 2007
1.8 million passengers on state-supported routes last year; State seeking funds to reduce Chicago-St. Louis travel times by 90 minute Amtrak trains operated under a contract with the Illinois Department…
Federal Recovery Funding Impacts State’s Weatherization Efforts; Additional $242 Million Available to Increase Weatherization Services, Create Jobs
On National Weatherization Day, representatives from Governor Pat Quinn’s Administration joined officials with the U.S. Department of Energy, the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA) and Serious…
