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House Hearing Witnesses Balance Needs for Research Collaboration, Security
BY LISBETH PEREZ | The COVID-19 pandemic has driven home the importance of international collaboration in science to solve global problems, and witnesses at a House Space, Science, and Technology Committee hearing on October 5 emphasized the importance of balancing the benefits of open collaboration in science with the pressing need for information security in […]
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Nearly $600,000 Grant Announced For Joliet Fire Department
WJOL 1340 | A federal grant total near $600,000 was recently announced by the federal government. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, along Congressman Bill Foster announced $593,163 in federal funding for the Joliet Fire Department to purchase new self-contained breathing apparatus. The funding was awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters […]
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360 Youth Services has annual $125,000 federal grant for substance abuse program renewed for five more years
BY RAFAEL GUERRERO | Naperville-based 360 Youth Services and its Community Alliance for Prevention will continue to receive $125,000 a year in federal funding for its youth substance use programs. Approval means the nonprofit agency, which first received the grant in 2016, will receive the annual funding for the next five years. U.S. Rep. Bill […]
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Foster, Newman visit Will-Grundy Medical Clinic
BY DENISE M. BARAN-UNLAND | The Will-Grundy medical clinic recently hosted U.S. Rep. Marie Newman, D-La Grange, and U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, at its Joliet clinic. “[Foster] is a true champion for working families in Illinois,” Marconi said in the release. Newman’s visit was Aug. 12. Foster’s visit was Aug. 16. Both visits included […]
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