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Aurora Gets $2 Million In Federal Relief Funds For Small Business
BY EILEEN O’GORMAN AND PATCH STAFF | AURORA, IL â The City of Aurora is set to receive $2 million in funding for small local businesses, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced Thursday. “I am thrilled that Invest Aurora will receive a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant,” said Congressman Bill Foster […]
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Rep. Bill Foster Presents Bill to Update DOE National Laboratories
BY NICHOLS MARTIN | Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., has introduced a bill that would task the Department of Energy to modernize and restore national laboratories. H.R.4514 would have the secretary of energy invest funds in national laboratory restoration projects and similar efforts, according to the Congress website. Foster, who is also a scientist, uses his expertise […]
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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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