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October 30, 2024

On Oct. 24, VNA Health Care Past President/CEO Janet Craft was recognized by the VNA with a reception at its Aurora headquarters, honoring her milestone birthday and contributions to the VNA and the community.

 

October 24, 2024

Union members and elected officials rallied on Wednesday against Stellantis arguing that the automaker isn’t living up their 2023 contract.  

 

The effort, which was led by United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 372 in Trenton, was scheduled ahead of a Nov. 13 strike authorization vote. 

 

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October 3, 2024

“The concept of digital IDs is relatively straightforward”: so says a piece in Nextgov/FCW, covering fresh legislative efforts to win the government a larger role in developing digital identity ecosystems. Congressman Bill Foster, D-Ill., wants the Improving Digital Identity Act included in the House AI Task Force’s list of recommended policy proposals.

October 3, 2024

A bevy of political, business and labor leaders gathered Wednesday on the far East Side in Aurora to officially jump start a major economic development project.

 

October 3, 2024

I’ve just completed a coast-to-coast road trip visiting entrepreneurs in cities large and small, from California to Washington, D.C. The purpose of this trip was to hear first-hand what issues are top of mind for entrepreneurs. In this election year, America should pay attention to these issues, as young businesses create virtually all net job growth.

October 1, 2024

As a growing number of states embrace the use of mobile driver’s licenses, lawmakers are once again looking to move legislation that would give the government more of a role in the development of digital identity ecosystems. 

 

September 25, 2024

Since 2014, the University of St. Francis’s (USF) Business Incubator has supported economic growth in the Will County region by fostering new business development. In 2023, the USF College of Business & Health Administration successfully launched a Small Business Accelerator with a $500,000 U.S.

September 24, 2024

The indigenous Meskwaki, referred by early French explorers as The Fox, believed the first humans were sculpted by the creator out of the same red clay forming the banks of the river now bearing their name.

September 20, 2024

The site was home to the world’s first kiloton-scale underground neutrino observatory.

Each year, the American Physical Society recognizes significant landmarks in physics history through its historic sites initiative. In a ceremony on Aug.

September 18, 2024

At a ceremony on Monday, Kane County officials formally accepted a federal grant of nearly $1 million to help build a regional forensics laboratory.