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State Journal-Register
Nov 8, 2019
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Under the Dome Podcast: Daylight Saving Time permanently, Janus loses court case, state fairground improvements, IL Supreme Court retirement
On this week’s episode of Under the Dome, The State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss the appeals court decision that says former state worker Mark Janus is not entitled to a refund of fair share fees he paid to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; the next phase of road improvements have begun on the Illinois State Fairgrounds; Illinois state Sen.
House Republicans unveil more ethics proposals

Illinois House Republicans unveiled another package of proposed ethics reforms Thursday that they say are prompted by the wide-ranging federal probe into alleged corruption by some high-profile Chicago-area Democrats.

Posters encouraged Americans in support of WWII effort

About 50 or so propaganda posters that are part of the exhibit, "In This Great Struggle: The Greatest Generation Remembers World War II," at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum encouraged everything from wartime recruitment to saving waste fats.

Bernard Schoenburg: Brady group lauds Davis for bill promoting gun safes

U.S. Rep. RODNEY DAVIS, R-Taylorville, is among a bipartisan group of six members of Congress to be designated gun violence prevention heroes of the week by the Brady gun safety group.

Manar to push bill making Daylight Saving Time permanent

If Sen. Andy Manar has his way, people in Illinois would move their clocks ahead one hour this coming spring, then never have to change them again.

Reigning Illinois County Fair Queen relieved of her duties

Reigning Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Alexi Bladel of Rockford has been relieved of her duties after enlisting in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Leland Grove’s Kent Gray launches run for Congress in Illinois 15th District

A Leland Grove man who previously worked on President Donald Trump's campaign is now jumping into the race for the GOP nomination in the Illinois 15th Congressional District.

Appeals court says Janus not entitled to recover fair share fees

A federal appeals court ruled this week that former state worker Mark Janus is not entitled to a refund of fair share fees he paid to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

At Democratic fundraiser, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says public right to be angry at indicted pols and that he’ll push ethics reform

As hundreds of people sipped cocktails and snacked on hors d’oeuvres at a Cook County Democratic fundraiser, Gov.

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