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Chicago Tribune: As Election Day nears, officials across Illinois boost security amid fear of violence
Hidden amid the maze of filing cabinets and desks inside the otherwise unremarkable offices of the Boone County Clerk and Recorder are five buttons employees can press if they think they are in danger. The “panic” buttons — one nestled behind a fake plant, another tucked away in an easily accessible drawer — were installed […]
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Crain’s Chicago Business: Argonne, Fermilab will get over $300 million from feds
Chicago’s two national labs got more than $300 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Inflation Reduction Act. Argonne National Laboratory near Lemont will get $60 million, much of it for a new supercomputer that is expected to be the world’s fastest when it comes online later this year. Fermi National […]
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Joliet Herald-News: Joliet factory produces first Lion Electric school bus
The first zero-emission, all-electric bus from the Lion Electric Company has been produced at its factory in Joliet. The Canadian-based company announced on Wednesday the production of the school bus, which is called LionC. Other buses produced by the company include the larger electric school bus called LionD and a mini school bus called LionA. […]
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Chicago Sun-Times: Biden may visit Chicago to rally Democrats ahead of Tuesday vot
President Joe Biden, stumping for Democrats ahead of Tuesday’s midterm balloting, may stop in Chicago — likely Friday — to lead a get-out-the vote rally for Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the rest of the Democratic ticket in Illinois. A source said White House advance personnel and members of the Secret Service were on the ground […]
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