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Chicago Tribune: Biden’s pot pardons likely to have little effect in Illinois, but federal review of drug could have an impact, experts say
President Joe Biden’s announcement Thursday that he plans to pardon low-level federal marijuana possession convictions will likely have a small effect in Illinois, where thousands of people have already been pardoned. But Biden’s plan to review the classification that makes cannabis illegal federally could have a profound effect — good or bad — on the […]
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MeriTalk: Digital Identity Holds Key to Boosting Cyber Posture, Officials Say
The continuing development of digital identity concepts has the potential to help organizations improve cybersecurity and mitigate a host of security risks, officials from the Federal government and Capitol Hill said during an October 3 event hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy. Tim Weiler, economic policy advisor and legislative counsel for Rep. Bill Foster, […]
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Crain’s Chicago Business: Amazon hiring 3,500 workers in Illinois
The biggest private employer in the Chicago area is getting even bigger. Amazon plans to hire another 3,500 people in Illinois, continuing a rapid expansion of its local workforce that began a few years ago as the e-commerce giant opened numerous distribution centers in the area. The hiring here is part of a broader plan […]
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WBEZ: Democrats look to hold on to House seats in Chicago’s far western and southwestern suburbs
Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster thinks he has a good chance of convincing conservative women in Illinois’ reshaped 11th congressional district to vote blue this year. “I think there are many — it’s fair to say — Republican-leaning women, who were willing to vote Republican because they didn’t believe that Roe versus Wade would ever […]
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