Pritzker touts Time to Drive for tourism despite price of gas Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he hopes everybody will get out this summer and drive. The average gas price Tuesday in Illinois was $3.22 per gallon. Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register, May 19 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker listens to questions from the media during a news conference at the Illinois Department of Transportation in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The splashy, $6 million Illinois tourism campaign Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled this month, Time for Me to Drive, set to the 1970s REO Speedwagon megahit and touting hot spots from historic Galena to the Shawnee National Forest, ignores a key factor: The state s price for gas in among the highest in the country. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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Pritzker touts Time to Drive for tourism despite gas price
JOHN O CONNOR, AP Political Writer
May 25, 2021
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1of5Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference at the Illinois Department of Transportation in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The splashy, $6 million Illinois tourism campaign Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled this month, “Time for Me to Drive,” set to the 1970s REO Speedwagon mega-hit and touting hot spots from historic Galena to the Shawnee National Forest, ignores a key factor: The state s price for gas in among the highest in the country. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)Justin L. Fowler/APShow MoreShow Less
=== … if the Republicans know for a fact that minorities are underrepresented, it would be nice if they used some of their prodigious state budget allocation to prove it. ===
My money is on the proposition that the only minority shorted by the Dems is the GQP. And yes, despite the empty office stunt, the GQP knows how these maps play out.
The remapping process. The absolute disgrace compliments of our two party system. I am proud to be an independent and continue to look forward to the day when we have viable third party candidates.
- Nelson Mandela Muntz - Tuesday, May 25, 21 @ 11:16 am:
Amherst Town Council confirms decision to remove parking, remake North Common
A town resident sits on a tree box at the North Common in Amherst. FILE PHOTO
Published: 5/25/2021 4:58:08 PM
AMHERST An overhaul of the North Common in front of Town Hall, which will involve removing the parking lot and replacing it with a plaza and landscaping, will move forward.
The Town Council, in a revote immediately following a public hearing on the project required by its Public Ways Policy, confirmed its March 22 vote.
The identical 8-5 vote in favor of the $1.44 million renovation means the project can continue to be planned and to break ground, likely sometime next year.