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Gov. Pritzker Announces Investments in Freedman Seating Company's Chicago Manufacturing Facility

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CHICAGO- Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined Freedman Seating Company and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to announce new investments in the company’s Chicago manufacturing facility that will create 50 new full-time jobs and retain 676 full-time jobs. Freedman Seating Company’s $4 million investment in capital expenditures, bolstered by an Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) agreement, will enable the company to make site improvements to accommodate new manufacturing equipment at its nearly 100-year-old facility in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. “Through the competitive incentive programs, workforce development, and other business development efforts, our state is supporting businesses that create jobs and invest back into their communities,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Illinois is one of the best places in the world for manufacturing companies, and today once again we’re proving that our state

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Duckworth Joins Markey, Hirono in Reintroducing Legislation to Codify Right to Contraception

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the Right to Contraception Act , legislation that would create a statutory right to obtain and use contraceptives and ensure health care providers have a right to provide contraceptives, contraception and share information about this essential care. Last June, Senate Republicans shamefully blocked the bill from passing the Senate. “Ever since the Supreme Court threw out Roe v. Wade, we’ve seen extreme MAGA Republicans across the country work to roll back health care and tear reproductive freedom away from Americans—which has cruelly threatened birth control, plan B, IUDs and other forms of contraception,” said Senator Duckworth. “I refuse to let my daughters grow up in a world with fewer rights than I had. As MAGA Republicans continue their anti-choice, anti-science crusade, it is as important as ever that the Senate acts t

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How much snow should St. Louis expect this week?

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Update: The second wave on Wednesday is expected to be more substantial. Northern regions could see 5-7 inches. Metro St. Louis may have1-3 inches of snow and sleet mix ST. LOUIS -- Two winter weather systems are set to impact the St. Louis metropolitan area this week, with the second system on Wednesday potentially causing [...]
Joe Millitzer

Orchid Show

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They might not be the quintessential flower for Valentine’s Day, but pink and red orchids symbolize femininity, grace and elegance, desire, passion and love. Walking arm in arm with your […]

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Rachel Huffman