A look at issues of concern involving our planet. Illinois gas plants could offset Clean Energy’s gains Weeks after Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Clean Energy Jobs Act, his administration tentatively OK’d a new source of heat-trapping pollution: a new…
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Labor Roundup | ‘Egregious attendance policy’ rankles railers; UPS cuts wages
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Thousands of BNSF Railway workers in Galesburg and central Illinois, and throughout the country are fighting the freight carrier’s attempt to implement an attendance policy that would result in many workers receiving less paid time off. Last month, the Transportation…
What we see in the GOP
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U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Oct. 29 announced he would not seek reelection to Congress this year, and on Jan. 13, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood and all candidates could start circulating petitions for Illinois’ June 28 primaries. But almost anything…
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Redfield: New election law hard to enforce
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The Illinois legislature has seemingly tried to enact a narrow rule to limit some campaign contributions, but Kent Redfield, the University of Illinois/Springfield emeritus professor featured in Bill Knight’s column last month, doubts whether it’s much more than window-dressing. Democrats…
Probably no puppet shows at PPS in spring
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The Peoria Symphony Puppet Troupe will have to wait until at least next school year before it’s able to perform at the Peoria Public schools. The Troupe, which has put on puppet shows for PPS K-3 classes for more than…
Art Alerts
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ART Distinctive creations by the late Brian Kjellenberg are on exhibit now through April 8 in the Hartmann Gallery at Bradley University. Titled “Playful Nostalgia,” the show by the award-winning area artist, who worked with students at BU’s Sculpture Lab,…
Labor Roundup | Unions keep busy across state; Amazon under fire at the NLRB
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Illinois unions active last month: The IBEW won a 25-7 vote to represent Intralot lottery-machine techs in Bolingbrook; Operating Engineers are organizing parts engineers at Alta construction equipment in Ottawa and Spring Grove; SAG-AFTRA is organizing journalists at Univision’s WGBO-TV…
Area airports in line for nearly $7 million
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Rebuild Illinois will provide almost $7 million to airports in central Illinois. General Wayne A. Downing — Peoria International Airport will receive $2.8 million in federal money and another $900,000 from the state…