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The Center Square: Illinoisans can expect to pay more for property insurance premiums
Illinois residents can expect to pay more for property insurance premiums this year according to a recent report, citing a 20-to-30% spike since the onset of 2022.
As reported in The Wall Street Journal, Illinois is one of six states with the steepest increases. Tornado-prone Illinois has joined extreme weather targets like Texas and California on the list that was compiled with info from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Chicago Tribune: Illinois is running out of volunteer firefighters: ‘It’s going to become very critical, very shortly’
The 76-year-old man was sitting at his kitchen table one Tuesday morning in June when he lost consciousness and fell to the floor.
A few blocks away, Alex Justi’s emergency pager went off. The 24-year-old firefighter and paramedic is one of only six people who make up Dalzell’s volunteer-run fire department, and one of only two who lives in the town of about 660 residents in north-central Illinois, near Starved Rock State Park.
Chicago Sun-Times: Venezuelan migrants cheer Biden’s move to speed up permits so they can work
Sulanyela Suarez, a recent Venezuelan migrant and former nurse, was overcome with emotion when a friend sent her a message Thursday about the announcement that asylum seekers would have their work authorizations expedited.
“The chance they’re giving us to work, it’s overwhelming for us,” the 30-year-old Suarez said. “And, in my field, it’ll open doors.”
Daily Herald: Where local members of Congress went on lobbyist-funded trips
Six members of the congressional delegation serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs took trips abroad last year funded by special interest groups, federal documents show.
Destinations included Honduras, Israel, Spain and Egypt. The hosts included groups that oppose U.S. activities in Central America, two that promote pro-Jewish policies in Congress and others focused on different domestic and global issues.