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Governor JB Pritzker Announces Re-Election Campaign

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CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker announced his re-election campaign, pledging to continue to get big things done for working families and keep moving Illinois forward. The announcement comes with the release of a new video “ Keep Illinois Moving Forward ,” where the Governor makes the choice clear between our historic progress here in Illinois and the chaos in Washington – direct from the center of Illinois in Chestnut. “These days, Illinois is standing at the center of the fight: the fight to make life more affordable, the fight to protect our freedoms, the fight for common sense,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “We don’t just talk about problems. In Illinois, we solve them. Because we know government ought to stand up for working families and be a force for good, not a weapon of revenge. “I’m running for re-election to protect our progress and continue solving the problems we face. I love this state, and it’s the honor

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Durbin, Collins, Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Make VA Smoke-Free

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit smoking at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. The legislation would repeal an antiquated 1992 law that requires the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to furnish and maintain designated indoor or outdoor smoking areas. The bill would bring VA in line with smoke-free policies across the federal government and in the private health care system. “No one should be exposed to secondhand smoke, let alone our veterans when they’re attending a doctor’s appointment,” said Durbin. “We should do everything we can to support the health and well-being of our veterans, and this bipartisan legislation will protect veterans from the deadly consequences of tobacco use and secondhand smoke.” “The focus of VA hospitals should be promoting the health and well-being of

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Gateway Pet Guardians Offers Affordable Animal Care Options to Keep Pets with Their People

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EAST SAINT LOUIS - Local animal shelter Gateway Pet Guardians aims to change the way we approach animal welfare. Located in East St. Louis, Gateway Pet Guardians is an animal shelter that offers several free or low-cost resources for pet owners living in East St. Louis, Cahokia Heights, Washington Park and Fairmont City. Operations Director Jill Henke noted that the shelter helps thousands of cats and dogs every year, and they couldn’t do it without the community’s support. “Gateway Pet Guardians is just a super unique animal welfare organization,” she said. “It’s always been a resource desert for pet owners here until we came along.” As a shelter, Gateway Pet Guardians intakes about 1,600 dogs and cats every year and adopts them out to the four communities they serve. But just as important, they have resources available to help people keep their animals. Henke explained that they offer a low-cost pet retail store where they sell food

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