Business Illinois Steelworkers React To Tariffs Listen · 4:04 4:04 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/592566040/592566041" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email Some steelworkers are rejoicing over the new tariffs on imported steel. We go to Granite City, Ill., where 500 workers who have been laid off for more than two years are going back to work. DON GONYEA, HOST: Some manufacturers around the country are criticizing President Trump's decision to impose high tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, saying it could drive up costs and lead to plant closures and layoffs. But in steel country there are celebrations. NPR's David Schaper reports from Granite City, Ill., where U.S. Steel is restarting a shuttered blast furnace and calling back some 500 workers who've been laid off for … [Read more...] about Illinois Steelworkers React To Tariffs
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Progressives look to continue gains on Illinois primary day
Sara Burnett, Associated Press Updated 9:41 pm, Monday, March 19, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 20', … [Read more...] about Progressives look to continue gains on Illinois primary day
Illinois primary could set up most expensive governor’s race
Sara Burnett and John O'connor, Associated Press Updated 9:38 pm, Monday, March 19, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Rich Saal, AP Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2018 file photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner delivers his State of the State address at the Capitol, in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP File) FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2018 file photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner delivers his … [Read more...] about Illinois primary could set up most expensive governor’s race
Illinois residents brace for possibility of record flooding
Gurnee, Ill. -- Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit the upper Midwest again this weekend. Parts of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois are already flooded. Heavy rains have left large swaths of the region under water. Severe flooding has closed roadways and knocked out power. The flooding is being called unprecedented. Authorities say two months of rain have fallen in just 12 hours in Gurnee, north of Chicago. It's not uncommon to see flooding here, 1.6 trillion gallons of water fell this week on portions of Wisconsin and Illinois, where Bruce Rauner is the governor. "Folks think because it's not raining anymore, things are just fine or getting better -- they're not," Rauner says. In Lake County, Illinois, 5,800 buildings have reportedly been damaged by flood water. Forecasters say floong in the northern Chicago suburbs will get worse over the next few days as water flows down rivers into the state from Wisconsin. In Burlington, the town's four bridges remain closed because the … [Read more...] about Illinois residents brace for possibility of record flooding
GOP governor braces for two big fights in Illinois primaries
Feb. 9, 2015: Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters during a news conference in his office at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (AP) One of the most vulnerable Republican governors up for re-election in 2018 is heading into Tuesday’s primary in Illinois with a strong challenge from his own party as well as six Democrats gunning for his job. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner will need to beat out former Army veteran Jeanne Ives, who has forced the multimillionaire into a contested primary and called him out for his left-leaning stance on abortion and immigration. If he is able to secure a win, he will face a Democratic rival in November. The Illinois primary, like the one held in Texas last week, are being seen as a bellwether for the rest of the nation and could shed light on what Democrats need to do to cut into GOP holds on governors’ seats. This year, 36 governorships are up for grabs, with 26 of them currently held by Republicans. … [Read more...] about GOP governor braces for two big fights in Illinois primaries