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Just what impact the U.S. Supreme Court decision on tariffs will have on local business is tough to tell, one local economic development leader said.
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that President Trump exceeded his authority when invoking tariffs based on an emergency powers act from the 1970s.
But that does not quite settle the question, said Doug Pryor, chief executive officer for the Will County Center for Economic Development.
Elected officials and civil rights leaders in Will County remembered the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. as a tireless fighter for equal rights and a voice for the voiceless.
Jackson was 84 when he died Tuesday. He was a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran twice for U.S. president.
Woodstock has received $3.15 million in federal dollars for the upcoming Route 47 widening project. But city officials say they’re still on the hook for $9.5 million in project costs.
Woodstock had asked for $3 million from U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, who submitted the request for Community Project Funding.
The request was approved as part of the fiscal 2026 federal budget, officials said Wednesday.
AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- West suburban Aurora marked seven years since the mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Company on Sunday.
Russel Beyer, Vincente Juarez, Clayton Parks, Josh Pinkard and Trevor Wehner were killed when a disgruntled employee walked into the company's warehouse and opened fire Feb. 15, 2019. A sixth employee was shot but survived.
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lapsed and the agency shut down:
“Trump and Kristi Noem’s DHS is out of control. From aggressive operations across Illinois to the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, the path forward is clear: DHS must be held accountable, and Congress must step in to enact meaningful changes.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced a House resolution to honor the victims of the mass shooting that took place at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois on February 15, 2019.
Five innocent people were killed, and six police officers were injured when a shooter, who was illegally in possession of a firearm, opened fire at the Henry Pratt Company warehouse in Aurora.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued a statement following his vote against the SAVE America Act.
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Bill Foster’s (D-IL) bipartisan FSOC Improvement Act. This legislation would make the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) more responsive to emerging threats by clarifying the process of determining whether a financial firm is systemically important to the financial system.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
“Today, the last remaining limits on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals disappear, and the world is now more vulnerable to nuclear escalation than at any point in the last fifteen years.