
Painters pledge $20,000 to Foster Village Peoria; Labor Council of West Central Illinois volunteers pack gift bags for kids; House backs collective bargaining despite LaHood no vote;
Early voting for March 17 primary begins Feb. 5; requests for vote by mail for the primary open Feb. 2
The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program has compiled data from about 8,000 of the country’s largest industrial facilities — an important tool to track carbon dioxide, methane and other gases that drive climate change.
Targeted areas include sites along the coasts of California and Alaska, plus the Atlantic seaboard (excluding Florida)
Justin Penn of the Hinshaw and Culbertson law firm due additional fees and costs stemming from his representation of former County Auditor Jessica Thomas

Federal grant funding of election infrastructure between 2019 and 2021 was about $400 million each year It was cut to $75M for 2022 and 2023, then $55M in 2024, and now $15M for 2025. A delegation of Illinois County Clerks requested a return to the $400M level and stressed the need for stability in fundingfrom year to year.