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One State – Millions of Stories. A new non-profit news outlet about the people and communities of Illinois.

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One State – Millions of Stories. @OneILMedia is a new non-profit news outlet working to highlight the people and issues that make Illinois home. Join us https://t.co/2A1e7E63Q5

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Thanks to all who read and supported One Illinois over the last three years. The mission goes on even if the news site is halted. After all, we are still one Illinois if no longer One Illinois. https://t.co/aPdElIRKsN

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Losing @OneILMedia is Illinois’ loss.

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Citing U.S. Capitol insurgent who wore a #campauschwitz sweatshirt, @SenatorDurbin uses #HolocaustRemembranceDay to renew push for Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act. @USDHS issues bulletin warning of "heightened" activity through April. https://t.co/xYUW40dL9G…
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New Illinois jobless claims top 100K for 2nd straight week, according to @USDOL, and the numbers are suspiciously similar given the rampant fraud nationally. New U.S. claims sit at 850K for the week. Chicago, Decatur bear the brunt in Illinois. https://t.co/jx3MuBZ5Ka

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Expect @POTUS to reopen enrollment for #Obamacare Thursday to get more people covered in midst of ongoing #COVID19 pandemic. @SenatorDurbin also leads bipartisan proposal to increase health-care workers, especially in underserved areas. https://t.co/I0idE2Mh5L

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Hedge funds face reckoning as renegade traders boost value of "meme stocks" like @GameStop. Billionaire Ken Griffin bails out #melvincapital — after helping defeat the #FAIRtax and taking a $200M gov't bailout for his own Citadel firm in 2008. https://t.co/MC4XyqFU70

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U.S. @SenSanders leads renewed efforts to pass $15 minimum wage, reintroducing the #RaiseTheWage Act. @RepChuyGarcia immediately signals support. Sanders, new Budget Committee chairman, plots to get bill around Senate filibuster. https://t.co/dZM9mu6dbj

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Report from @4TaxFairness & @IPS_DC finds U.S. billionaires saw wealth grow 38%, $1.1T, since March. That would pay for all relief for working families sought by @POTUS "while leaving the nation’s richest households no worse off” than pre-#COVID. https://t.co/dvUSCcRI0H

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Unions lost 300K+ jobs last year in pandemic, yet saw national rate of union membership rise half percentage point to 10.8% as job losses across economy were far more extensive. Illinois among seven states accounting for more than half of union labor. https://t.co/fe9JVAddxi

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After months of steady decline, Illinois unemployment rate jumps in December to 7.6%, says @IllinoisIDES, while national rate holds steady at 6.7%. Persistent losses in leisure and hospitality outweigh slight gains in professional services. https://t.co/Btezc7TJjr

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New @IllinoisEPI @Illinois_Alma study finds Chicago drivers for @Uber @lyft struggle to make minimum wage after expenses. Only quicker trips without traffic in #COVID19 pandemic lifted wages above $15/hour. Drivers should be declared employees, it says. https://t.co/ETkh2t5Byp

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Another 900K newly idled workers file for unemployment, according to @USDOL. More than 100K of those are in Illinois, amid reports state is suffering from national surge in fraudulent filings. Only California recorded more new claims last week. https://t.co/yIjPnt2uCK

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Trump pardons or commutes sentences for more than 140 people in last acts as president before leaving office. That includes Steve Bannon, two rappers, and a disgraced former mayor of Detroit, but not an attempted pardon for himself. https://t.co/FiV00HKdkl

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In inaugural address, 46th @POTUS calls for U.S. to heal political divisions and take on unified, coordinated response to #COVID19 and economic calamity it's caused, saying, "Unity is the path forward." But also: "There is truth, and there are lies." https://t.co/TmN2cR5lF5

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State hospital hiring initiative launched by @IDPH alters metrics to allow most Illinois regions to ease #COVID19 restrictions. Springfield, Carbondale back to Phase 4, indoor dining in Rockford, Peoria, Champaign @lilporgys; Chicago museums reopen. https://t.co/aZTTGWuPXx

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Docile if not exactly humble @POTUS delivers farewell address via YouTube. Touts perceived achievements, admits no mistakes but for maybe "luck, a very important word." Disowns insurrection, while insisting his political movement is "just beginning." https://t.co/3Hu6VjL0pV

[Illinois Education Association @ieanea]

The IEA/ IPACE no longer recommends Representative Mike Bost. Here’s why:

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New claims for unemployment filed by idled workers rise above 1M in a week for first time since August. "We’re in a deep economic hole and digging in the wrong direction.” President-elect @JoeBiden set to unveil ambitious new relief package. https://t.co/LBlXeTmIcX

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New study from @IllinoisEPI and Midwest Economic Policy Institute finds payroll fraud "pervasive problem" across Ill., Wis., Minn. construction industry. Workers paid "off the books" or falsely labeled as contractors lower wages, dodge state contributions. https://t.co/6BDsZ9MF12

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State @RepChrisWelch selected by House Democrats to serve as next speaker. Michael Madigan steps down after 36 years in the post, saying, "It is time for new leadership in the House." https://t.co/axZt1qOvd6