2026 Election Questionnaire: Sean Casten, U.S. House of Representatives, 6th DistrictSean Casten: The most important thing for Congress to do right now is ensure that anyone who creates or uses AI systems is subject to the same legal obligations and protections as every other American. Read Casten's full election questionnaire hereShaw Local Enewspapers13d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentSean CastenHR 79772026 election questionnaire
Underwood secures $1.3 million in federal funds for Lockport stormwater improvementsU.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood presented Lockport Mayor Steven Streit with a check for grant for storm sewer improvements in the Drake neighborhood on Tuesday.Shaw Local Enewspapers13d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetLauren Underwoodfederal grant announcement
Yorkville approves $35 million financing for Lake Michigan project after federal loan delayed 9 monthsWhy did the city of Yorkville approve another $35 million debt certificate even though its federal loan officially closed to help cover the $224.4 million Lake Michigan sourcing project – because sometimes you need a bridge over troubled liquidity.Shaw Local Enewspapers18d agoWhole story →BuildEconomylake michigan project financing
‘Looking at the forest as a crop’: Trump admin’s logging rule would open Shawnee ForestFrom Capitol News Illinois: A pending federal proposal would roll back the rule that prevents road construction and timber harvesting on millions of acres of federal forest land, including about 11,000 acres of sensitive wildlife in the Shawnee National Forest.Shaw Local Enewspapers20d agoWhole story →FoodPlanetroadless area rule change
More than $1 million in federal funds secured for Will County Lake Michigan water projectLocal leaders joined U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, on Tuesday in Will County as she announced funding for the new regional water system that will serve more than 250,000 residents.Shaw Local Enewspapers2mo agoWhole story →EconomyPlanetLauren Underwoodfederal funding announcement
Pritzker signs disaster proclamation to aid Illinois communities in storm cleanup effortsFrom Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker issued a proclamation Tuesday to bring financial help to 15 Illinois counties pounded by severe and record-breaking storms over recent weeks.Shaw Local Enewspapers2mo agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyJB Pritzkerillinois storm disaster proclamation
Data centers emerging as key issue in Illinois governor’s raceFrom Capitol News Illinois: When Gov. JB Pritzker signed tax incentives for data centers into law in 2019, Republicans and Democrats celebrated the plan as an economic driver. Now, eight years later, the governor has paused those incentives.Shaw Local Enewspapers2mo agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetJB Pritzkerillinois governor race
Underwood presents $1 million in federal funding for Lake Michigan water projectOn Thursday, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, presented leaders from the three communities with just more than $1 million in federal funding for water infrastructure upgrades that will allow the three communities to store and clean water from Lake Michigan.Shaw Local Enewspapers3mo agoWhole story →BuildPlanetLauren Underwoodlake michigan water project funding
