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Will County area lawmakers condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
BY ALEX ORTIZ | Members of Congress representing parts of Will County spoke out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The Russian military’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine is a destabilizing threat to Europe and the entire international order,” U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, said in a statement. Lawmakers called for Russia to be held accountable for […]
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Shorewood 8th-grader participates in ‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day’ at Argonne
BY DENISE BARAN-UNLAND | On Feb. 18, Maddie McBride, an eighth grade student at Trinity Christian School in Shorewood, along with 148 other eighth grade girls in Illinois, spent the day at Argonne National Laboratory’s 20th anniversary of “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day,” according to a news release from Trinity. Special guest speakers included […]
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Illinois politicians call for unity, holding Russia’s Putin accountable
BY DEREK BARICHELLO | In response to Russia’s wide-ranging attack on Ukraine, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Thursday morning Russian leader Vladimir Putin must be held accountable. A U.S. Air Force veteran and Foreign Affairs Committee member, Kinzinger, R-Channahon, has been active on Twitter the past two days, calling for Russia’s removal from the SWIFT […]
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Will County region’s COVID-19 hospitalizations at lowest total since November
BY ALEX ORTIZ | The number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 in Will and Kankakee counties has fallen to its lowest level since November, before the omicron variant caused cases and hospitalizations to soar to all-time highs. About 64.5% of Will County’s nearly 700,000 residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 71% have […]
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