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The city of Aurora is holding a tribute Wednesday to remember the five men who were killed in a mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Co. on Feb. 15, 2019.
According to a post on the city’s Facebook page, the ceremony will honor victims Russell Beyer, Vicente Juarez, Clayton Parks, Josh Pinkard and Trevor Wehner.
Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) is planning to reintroduce his bill meant to spur government action on digital identity, he said during a Tuesday event.
Foster has backed the proposal in the last two Congresses meant to push the government to take a more active role in digital identity verification by allowing agencies to provide opt-in identity validation services, for example. The proposal would also set up a task force to come up with recommendations on digital identity.
AURORA, IL — Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) secured almost $26 million in Community Project Funding for the 11th District. This includes more than $13.5 million for seven Aurora organizations.
The year-end omnibus spending bill totaled $25,821,367. The total includes funding for all 15 Community Project Funding requests he made on behalf of the 11th Congressional District, his office said. The package passed both the Senate and House of Representatives and has been sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
It should be easier for patients to access their medical records now, but there’s still more to do.
It’s getting progressively easier for Americans to access their medical data — a right that has been legally protected but practically stymied for decades.
Foster to honor Pat Van Doren for work with homeless
U.S. Rep Bill Foster, D-Naperville, will honor former Naperville Sun photojournalist Pat Van Doren for decades of work covering family homelessness in an event at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Heritage Woods of Bolingbrook, 550 Kildeer Drive.
For 30 years, Van Doren created poignant images of infants, children and adults experiencing homelessness, which led to changes in state and federal legislation.
Lawmakers from both parties say the Federal Reserve needs legislative authority to issue a digital dollar, but the two sides have so far been unable to find a balance between privacy and security that could overcome the partisan divide.
The White House’s exploration of a government-backed digital dollar is raising an implicit question that has received little attention: What role does Congress have in the decision?
Federal Reserve officials, including Chairman Jerome Powell, have said the central bank wouldn’t issue a digital dollar without support from Congress, but that leaves open at least the possibility that the Fed could move forward with buy-in that falls short of legislation. And that, in turn, raises a new question: What would buy-in have to look like to satisfy the Fed?
Two dozen mostly rural states are set to receive a greater share of federal research money from the recently enacted science and technology funding law as lawmakers, experts and researchers push to support talented scientists outside of major research hubs such as those in California, Massachusetts and New York.
Aurora has been awarded federal grant money to develop an online portal where people could report incidents to the Aurora Police Department.
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, announced this week that the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Program awarded Aurora and Elgin a total of $67,621.
The federal program awards money each year for a range of program areas, including law enforcement, crime prevention and education, technology improvement, mental health programs and more.
The city of Joliet was awarded almost $60,000 in federal funding to support efforts to prevent and fight crime.
On Sept. 23, the city received a $59,961 grant from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The grants are awarded nationwide to local governments to support activities that prevent and control crime based on state and local needs.