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Hughes calls for ouster of CTU President Karen Lewis

Chicago Teachers Union members need to turn long-time President Karen Lewis out of office, a radio show co-host said during a recent broadcast. "Look, someone has to stop her," Illinois Opportunity Project co-founder Pat Hughes said during a recent edition of "Illinois Rising." "That's why I'm hoping that these people who are in her union over time, and others, will say 'We're going to be left holding the bag, your scam is up, let's go' and get her out of […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Davidsmeyer remembers fallen law officers at memorial service

State Representative CD Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) said after attending a Springfield ceremony for fallen law enforcement officers recently that he "prayed for the day" when no more names are added to the Illinois Peace Officer Memorial Service. "It was an honor to watch the ceremony for fallen law enforcement yesterday in the State Library," he said in a statement. "Unfortunately, names are added to the state memorial every year, so I have attended many on the lawn of the Capital over the years. […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Kankakee auditor warns that additional revenue is not ‘extra money’

Kankakee County's auditor has a warning: Just because there's going to be some extra income this year doesn't mean the county should spend it. Jacob Lee recently released the county’s fiscal year 2017 first quarter financial report, which shows the county on track to have greater revenue than expenditures, but the county is not financially sound, he said, according to a press report. “All things being equal, current projections indicate that there will be more revenue than expenditures this year,” […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Dennis Rodman to visit North Korea, first time in 3 years

Elizabeth Shim United Press International PYONGYANG, North Korea (UPI) -- Retired basketball Hall-of-Famer Dennis Rodman is to land in Pyongyang on Tuesday, according to a report from CNN. Two officials who spoke to the news network said Rodman, 56, is visiting the country ruled by dictator Kim Jong Un. Rodman described Kim as his "best friend" in January 2014, the last time he visited the country. Tensions have increased dramatically between the United States and North Korea since that time. North […]

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Decision 2017

Montana congressman Gianforte sentenced for assaulting reporter

"It was not my intention to hurt him," congressman-elect Greg Gianforte said in court Monday. Doug G. Ware United Press International BOZEMAN, Mont. (UPI) -- The newest member of the U.S. House of Representatives pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting a reporter and must now undergo anger management counseling. Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte pleaded to a misdemeanor count of assault in Gallatin County, Mont., Court Monday morning. The charge stemmed from a confrontation the Republican candidate had with journalist Ben Jacobs on […]

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US Supreme Court backs quicker approval of drug copies

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U.S. Supreme Court backs quicker approval of drug copies

Allen Cone United Press International WASHINGTON, D.C. (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that biotech drug copies -- called biosimilars -- can become available to consumers quicker. Writing for the court, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas said that the decision was not based on policy arguments, but rather, the "plain language" of the biosimilar statue itself. The nine justices overturned a lower court's decision that had prevented Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG from selling its injectable version of […]

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National

U.S.-backed forces seize western part of Raqqa, Syria

Allen Cone United Press International RAQQA, Syria (UPI) -- A U.S.-backed militia seized the western district of Raqqa from the Islamic State, two days after taking an eastern part of the city. Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement their fighters had "liberated the neighborhood of al-Romaniya on the western front of Raqqa, after two days of continued clashes." The Islamic State has considered Raqqa its defacto capital since capturing the city in 2014. The fighting and bombing from the U.S.-backed […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Netanyahu urges U.N. to close Palestinian refugees relief agency

Allen Cone United Press International JERUSALEM, Israel (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the United Nations to shut down a relief agency that provides services for Palestinian refugees. On June 1, Israel discovered a tunnel underneath two schools in Gaza run by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. During his weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said he instructed the Foreign Ministry's director-general, Yuval Rotem, to file an official complaint […]

todayJune 11, 2017 26

Business & Lifestyle

White House employee violated federal law with tweet, U.S. agency says

Doug G. Ware United Press International WASHINGTON D.C. (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's social media director violated federal law earlier this year when he advocated for the election defeat of a Republican congressman, a U.S. investigative agency has concluded. The independent Office of Special Counsel said the employee, Dan Scavino, Jr., the man who directs executive-level social media, violated the U.S. Hatch Act in April with a tweet that targeted Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich. Scavino, 41, called on Trump supporters to […]

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