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Local transportation projects will ease congestion in communities
BY REX ROBINSON | Road construction season is here, and Will County will have its share of it going on this summer and into the future. Foster earlier this week announced projects representing a potential investment of more than $25 million for the 11th District… . While no one is ever happy to be slowed […]
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Local Colleges Receive Emergency American Rescue Plan Funding
By: Casey Krajewski Several local colleges, including College of DuPage, Benedictine University, and North Central College were recently awarded emergency funding courtesy of the American Rescue Plan. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) and Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) hosted a virtual press conference today to highlight what those funds will be used for. âThe success of our local colleges and universities […]
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Congressional science panel pushes for more energy research
By: Adrian Cho Last month, the Biden administration proposed boosting the budget for the Department of Energyâs (DOEâs) basic research wing, the Office of Science, by 5.7% to $7.4 billion for fiscal year 2022. Members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology think the agency, the single largest U.S. funder of the physical sciences, […]
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Congressman Says More Power Storage Essential for Green Energy Industry to Thrive
Interview and podcast by: Ethan Kruger Democratic Congressman Bill Foster says that not only should there be more renewable energy, but that there also needs to be a way to store it. Foster says there is funding on the way for green energy and renewable energy storage. Foster also says that long distance transmission of […]
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