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Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/carthage-il News for Carthage IL - AmericanTowns.com 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/carthage-il https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:18:03 -0500 UScellular Launches 5G Mid-Band Network in Several Illinois Communities Including Three in Hancock County UScellular has launched its 5G mid-band network in Carthage, Hamilton and Niota to enhance the mobile, home and business internet experience for https://www.americantowns.com/news/uscellular-launches-5g-midband-network-in-several-illinois-communities-including-three-in-hancock-county-31616672-carthage-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/uscellular-launches-5g-midband-network-in-several-illinois-communities-including-three-in-hancock-county-31616672-carthage-il.html Business and Professional Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 ILGOP Statement on DNC Convention in Chicago Today, the Democratic National Committee announced that they will host their national convention in Chicago. This comes only one week after the city https://www.americantowns.com/news/ilgop-statement-on-dnc-convention-in-chicago-31561240-springfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ilgop-statement-on-dnc-convention-in-chicago-31561240-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Chicago Selected To Host The 2024 Democratic National Convention CHICAGO—The Democratic National Committee today announced the selection of Chicago as the official site of the 2024 Democratic National https://www.americantowns.com/news/chicago-selected-to-host-the-2024-democratic-national-convention-31561391-kankakee-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/chicago-selected-to-host-the-2024-democratic-national-convention-31561391-kankakee-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $1.6 Million In National Endowment for The Humanities Awards to Illinois Institutions [SPRINGFIELD, IL] U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded the National Endowment for the https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-announce-more-than-16-million-in-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-awards-to-illinois-institutions-31561612-champaign-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-announce-more-than-16-million-in-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-awards-to-illinois-institutions-31561612-champaign-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Duckworth, Carper, Booker Statement on EPA Providing $117 million for New Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Centers [WASHINGTON, D.C.]—U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tom Carper (D-DE) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) founders and co-chairs of the Senate’s https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-carper-booker-statement-on-epa-providing-117-million-for-new-environmental-justice-technical-assistance-centers-31562592-kankakee-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-carper-booker-statement-on-epa-providing-117-million-for-new-environmental-justice-technical-assistance-centers-31562592-kankakee-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Duckworth, Dubrin Join Democrats to File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Prevent Dangerous Ruling from Restricting Access to Mifepristone Nationwide And Upending FDA Approval Process As the Supreme Court issues a temporary order to continue allowing access to mifepristone, more than 250 lawmakers urge Justices to support the Biden https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-dubrin-join-democrats-to-file-amicus-brief-urging-supreme-court-to-prevent-dangerous-ruling-from-restricting-access-to-mifepristone-nationwide-and-upending-fda-approval-process-31563810-galesburg-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-dubrin-join-democrats-to-file-amicus-brief-urging-supreme-court-to-prevent-dangerous-ruling-from-restricting-access-to-mifepristone-nationwide-and-upending-fda-approval-process-31563810-galesburg-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Gov. Pritzker Celebrates Fermilab's New Integrated Engineering Research Center at Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony CHICAGO — Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined government officials and stakeholders at a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-celebrates-fermilabs-new-integrated-engineering-research-center-at-ribboncutting-ceremony-31563996-naperville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-celebrates-fermilabs-new-integrated-engineering-research-center-at-ribboncutting-ceremony-31563996-naperville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 IDPH Reports 6 Illinois Counties at an Elevated Community Level for COVID-19 CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today that the CDC is reporting 6 counties in the state are at a Medium Community https://www.americantowns.com/news/idph-reports-6-illinois-counties-at-an-elevated-community-level-for-covid19-31563997-edwardsville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/idph-reports-6-illinois-counties-at-an-elevated-community-level-for-covid19-31563997-edwardsville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Gov. Pritzker Announces $14 Million in Grant Awards for Human Service Providers CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker today joined the Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-announces-14-million-in-grant-awards-for-human-service-providers-31563998-moline-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-announces-14-million-in-grant-awards-for-human-service-providers-31563998-moline-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Duckworth Discusses TRANSCOM Priorities, Scott Air Force Base with General Van Ovost [WASHINGTON, D.C.] —?Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-discusses-transcom-priorities-scott-air-force-base-with-general-van-ovost-31564580-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-discusses-transcom-priorities-scott-air-force-base-with-general-van-ovost-31564580-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Duckworth Joins Merkley, Brown and Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to End Corrupt Stock Trading Activities by Members of Congress [WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in introducing the https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-joins-merkley-brown-and-colleagues-in-introducing-bipartisan-legislation-to-end-corrupt-stock-trading-activities-by-members-of-congress-31564584-wheaton-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-joins-merkley-brown-and-colleagues-in-introducing-bipartisan-legislation-to-end-corrupt-stock-trading-activities-by-members-of-congress-31564584-wheaton-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 First Lady MK Pritzker Opens Her Door to Illinois' Cultural Community, Honors Artist Richard Hunt SPRINGFIELD—Illinois First Lady MK Pritzker will host a cocktail reception at the Governor's Mansion the evening of Monday, April 24, 2023, to https://www.americantowns.com/news/first-lady-mk-pritzker-opens-her-door-to-illinois-cultural-community-honors-artist-richard-hunt-31565254-springfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/first-lady-mk-pritzker-opens-her-door-to-illinois-cultural-community-honors-artist-richard-hunt-31565254-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Gaming Board welcomes new class of Agents at Police Academy Graduation Ceremony The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) welcomed six new gaming agent trainees to the agency today during a law enforcement basic training graduation ceremony https://www.americantowns.com/news/gaming-board-welcomes-new-class-of-agents-at-police-academy-graduation-ceremony-31565255-champaign-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gaming-board-welcomes-new-class-of-agents-at-police-academy-graduation-ceremony-31565255-champaign-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Illinois Receives Approval from Biden Admin for School-Based Health Services Expansion SPRINGFIELD - The Biden Administration has approved a Pritzker administration proposal to expand the Illinois School-Based Health Services program, https://www.americantowns.com/news/illinois-receives-approval-from-biden-admin-for-schoolbased-health-services-expansion-31565256-rockford-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/illinois-receives-approval-from-biden-admin-for-schoolbased-health-services-expansion-31565256-rockford-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Duckworth Hosts First Veteran-Owned Small Business Surplus Summit [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today with the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) hosted the https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-hosts-first-veteranowned-small-business-surplus-summit-31565349-elgin-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-hosts-first-veteranowned-small-business-surplus-summit-31565349-elgin-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500