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WGLT General Manager R.C. McBride elected to the NPR Board of Member Directors

NPR member stations around the country voted to elect WGLT general manager R.C. McBride to the NPR Board of Member Directors. McBride will serve a three-year term beginning in November. ....

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Caterpillar Inc. To Move HQ From Illinois To Dallas-Fort Worth

The manufacturer of the iconic yellow construction equipment said it will initiate the move this year. ....

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Former Congressman Fined by Dept. of Justice for Accepting Foreign Money


By Benjamin Cox on
March 31, 2021 at 9:42pm
Former 18th District Congress and Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has paid a major fine to the U.S. government for accepting foreign contributions.
According to Peoria Public Radio, LaHood took a $50,000 check from Toufic Joseph Baaklini of Washington, D.C. in 2012, with knowledge that Gilbert Chagoury was the money’s original source while he served as member of the Obama Administration cabinet as Transportation Secretary. The word “loan” was written in the memo line. Baaklini was an associate of Chagoury’s, a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire who agreed to pay the U.S. government $1.8 million to settle allegations he illegally contributed $180,000 to four different political candidates through proxies. Both Baaklini and Joseph Arsin of Paris, France were associates of Chagoury’s who reportedly assisted Chagoury in his illegal contributions. As a foreign national, Chagoury is prohibit ....

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