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Dynamat Taps EMA To Be Midwest Representative

Dynamat has appointed Electronic Marketing Associates (EMA) as its home, architectural, and custom integration representative across Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Kansas. EMA will support Dynamat’s dealer, distributor, integrator and custom installer relationships throughout the five-state territory, helping customers select sound-deadening and sound-encapsulation solutions for residential and commercial projects.

Nebraska · 7d
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Report author: Illinois has 'unique' debt problem

(The Center Square) – According to a new report, Illinois is one of five states with more than $30,000 in debt per capita. Mariana Trujillo, managing director of government finance at Reason Foundation, said state, county and local governments and school districts are accumulating a lot of unfunded obligations. “So this means there's a share of your taxes that are currently and will continue to go to paying for services and goods that were already enjoyed and services already rendered,” Trujillo told The Center Square. Trujillo co-authored the State and Local Government Finance Report that found Illinois has by far the highest state and local pension debt in the United States. “It's convenient for politicians to give benefit increases that they don't have to pay for and push their problem into the future, but the problem in Illinois is unique and its scale stands out. It's almost unheard of,” Trujillo said. With $31,582 in overall per capita debt, Illinois trailed only New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Trujillo said the debt is not evenly distributed, with Chicago residents facing almost $50,000 in per capita debt. A different Reason Foundation report released in August said Illinois’ debt ratio of 276% was

Illinois · 9d

takingthekids.com

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Investors Are Quietly Buying Up These 9 Illinois Towns, And Locals Have Noticed

A real Dutch windmill, built in the Netherlands and shipped across the ocean in pieces, now stands beside the Mississippi River in a small Illinois town. That is the kind of oddball charm that gets people talking. It also gets people buying. Across the state, small river towns and old...

Illinois · 11d
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CBS News

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More Illinois households can apply for energy assistance for utility bills

Illinois · 6d

capitolcitynow.com

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IL plan could create tax credits for independent grocery stores, pharmacies

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – A new bill in Springfield could help eliminate pharmacy and grocery deserts statewide. Lawmakers and business leaders hope to encourage investment and help sustain access to essential goods and services. This plan could create a new tax credit to incentivize small businesses to establish, expand,...

Illinois · 7d

Newsweek

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Three Kids in ICU as Pumpkin Farm E.coli Cases Probed: How to Stay Safe

Three children are in intensive care as E.coli cases at pumpkin farms raise concerns ahead of Halloween.

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 10d

WGN News

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Illinois nuclear plants receive federal funding to bolster the grid

The U.S. Department of Energy announced $5 billion in federal grants to modernize eight nuclear power plants, with the majority of the funding designated for six reactors in Illinois.

Illinois · 7d

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Knob Hill Landscape Company Prime Time Performer: October 26-31

Here are this week’s candidates for the Knob Hill Landscape Company Prime Time Performer. You can vote once every 12 hours until the polls close on Friday at 5 p.m. The winner will receive a $20 gift card to Dublin Pub. Gift cards will be mailed to the school...

Illinois · 7d

FOX 2

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Applications open for energy assistance programs

As colder weather approaches, energy assistance is available to help offset winter heating costs. The federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides funding to assist eligible households with home energy expenses. Illinois LIHEAP To apply, Illinois residents in Rock Island, Mercer and Henry counties can contact Project NOW at 309-793-6391. Residents can also call […]

Illinois · 7d

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Two Visions for Farm Country: Juliana Stratton and Don Tracy on Ag Policy and the Farm Bill

As the number of lawmakers with direct ties to production agriculture continues to shrink, who will step up to speak for rural America? Farm Journal is proud to present Ag Vote 2026: Who Speaks for America’s Farmers?, delivering in-depth reporting from now through Election Day. Tune in for LIVE election night coverage Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. Central on Farm Journal TV, Farm Journal Now, AgWeb.com and YouTube.

Illinois · 9d

illinoistimes.com

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Cainan Barnett interview

This week on the Mosaic Project, Tony Stang sits down with Cainan Barnett of Blok by Blok. The conversation touches on building community, supporting small businesses and making Springfield a better place. But it also begins with a heartfelt conversation with Cainan as he shares his journey through sobriety, walking through some dark moments, and discovering the hope waiting on the other side.

Springfield, IL · 7d

Main Street Dollars

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Bright Lending borrowers outside Nevada and Utah with unpaid loans are set to have them cancelled, and Dec. 21 is the deadline to opt out or change how a payment arrives

Borrowers outside Nevada and Utah who still owe money on a Bright Lending loan from 2020 through 2024 are set to have the balance cancelled under a $15 million class action settlement. No claim form is needed for the cancellation or for the cash payments that go to borrowers who repaid. Dec. 21 is the […]

Jacksonville, FL · 9d

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Your Kids Can Milk A Real Jersey Cow At This Free 1930s Farm In Illinois

A Jersey cow here lets kids try milking her by hand, and the farm doesn’t even charge admission. That alone made me sit up and pay attention. The whole place runs like a 1930s working farm in northern Illinois. Goats, donkeys, sheep, chickens, and huge Belgian draft horses all live here, and wandering the farmyard costs nothing.

Illinois · 7d

natlawreview.com

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Midwest Homeowners Facing ‘Policy Non-Renewals’ as U.S. Roof Claims Top $31 Billion Nationally

Rainforcing Roofing and Exteriors PLLC logo, providing code-compliant roof restoration and insurance claim support in Central Illinois. Rainforcing Roofing & Exteriors crew performing a residential roof replacement in Central Illinois, backed by fully branded service vehicles and GAF-certified installation standards. Rainforcing Roofing & Exteriors crew executing a meticulous, code-compliant roof...

Illinois · 9d

Local 4 WHBF

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Quad-City, Illinois nuclear plants receive federal funding to bolster the grid

The U.S. Department of Energy announced $5 billion in federal grants to modernize eight nuclear power plants, with the majority of the funding designated for six reactors in Illinois.

Illinois · 7d

Rockford Register Star

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Save Our Bacon Act is a threat to agricultural freedom | Letter

At Hazzard Free Farm, I don't grow just one commodity — I steward diversity. I grow heirloom corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, clover and biodiversity. I treat my animals with care, I incorporate them into the landscape and I work to build a food system that reflects what our community needs. I capture nutrients and build soil, I catch water and create habitat. I create life in abundance. This relationship with land only works when states and local communities can set the standards that reflect their values. The Save Our Bacon Act threatens that entire model. It's federal overreach dressed up as agricultural freedom. In reality, it strips states of the power to set agricultural standards and hands that power to the federal government — which has been captured by global industrial operations. Illinois voters and communities will decide what agricultural reality we want in our state. That's not a radical idea; it's called democracy. The power of each state to create its own reality is the most powerful tool we have. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is a key voice in Senate negotiations on the Farm Bill. I urge Senator Durbin to make a public commitment right now: keep the

Illinois · 8d

springfieldbusinessjournal.com

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Work underway at Town & Country Shopping Center

Site improvements are ongoing at Town & Country Shopping Center after a Missouri man bought the 65-year-old strip mall this year. Trent Overhue of Springfield, Missouri, repeated his prior commitment to make about $5 million in renovations at the complex on South MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield when contacted recently by Illinois Times.

Springfield, IL · 12d

KWQC

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Illinois launches $150M+ housing initiative

Illinois · 9d

WBBM News Radio

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Ace Sign Co., 6 generations, 137 years of artistry

Illinois Route 66: Where The Mother Road Begins

Springfield, IL · 11d