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1 week ago | 
wsiltv.com | Rachel Gartner
(WSIL) -- If you have asperations to start a very small business, under 10 people, there's an upcoming event coming up that you might want to check out. You could call it a Financial Literacy 101 course, condensed into 3 hours of extractible and applicable knowledge. It's the Make Me Bankable event, happening on Thursday, April 17 at the American Legion Post 147 in Marion.
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3 weeks ago | 
thehoya.com | Rachel Gartner
In response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s chilling detainment of the recent Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil without due process accompanied by the threat to rescind his green card, my colleagues at T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, of which I am a past co-chair, penned a powerful and apt response.
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4 weeks ago | 
wsiltv.com | Rachel Gartner
REND LAKE, Ill., (WSIL) -- The Rend Lake Project Office let avid anglers know that they can now clean their catch at the North Sandusky fish cleaning station. Corps members say, the site is now "offishally" open, with a complete set-up to prep your fish. The Army Corps has also released their list of camp sites soon opening for the season.
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4 weeks ago | 
wsiltv.com | Rachel Gartner
MURPHYSBORO, Ill., (WSIL) -- The City of Murphysboro continues their track to a bike path. On Wednesday, March 26, the group held a meeting to review plans and make suggestions. The city is working with Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Council, as well as Klingner & Associates, to make the bike plan as usable and community friendly as possible. Mayor Will Stephens says there was a good turnout for the meeting, with engineering drafts available for public viewing.
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1 month ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Rachel Gartner
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1 month ago | 
wsiltv.com | Rachel Gartner
MISSOURI (WSIL) -- Beginning Tuesday, March 25, residents impacted by the March 14th and 15th storms will see resources move into their communities. On Tuesday, several multi-agency resource centers, otherwise known as MARCs, will go up across the state. Governor Mike Kehoe says these MARCs will provide a central location for local and state agencies to answer questions, provide information and officer disaster relief. If you've been impacted, you can go to any of the MARCs, at any location.
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1 month ago | 
wsiltv.com | Rachel Gartner
CARBONDALE, Ill., (WSIL) -- It's an annual tradition that helps ring in Spring and celebrates a local tasty treat. It's the 2025 Maple Syrup Festival, at Southern Illinois University's Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center, and it's happening the weekend of March 22-23. The festival happens Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.The two-day festival is full of family friendly activities, held at the Touch of Nature's Cabin 2 area, which can be found off Giant City Road.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Rachel Gartner |Michael Werner |Sara Klock |Jordan Brossi
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) SecretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) to explore potential rulemaking opportunitiesto tighten or eliminate the "generally recognized assafe" (GRAS) standard. The announcement marks the first significant step towardachieving the Trump Administration's goals of promoting healthyfood and "radical transparency" by increasing regulatoryrequirements for food companies and manufacturers.
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Jordan Brossi |Rachel Gartner |Sara Klock
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to explore potential rulemaking opportunities to tighten or eliminate the "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) standard. The announcement marks the first significant step toward achieving the Trump Administration's goals of promoting healthy food and "radical transparency" by increasing regulatory requirements for food companies and manufacturers.
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1 month ago | 
foodsafety.einnews.com | Jordan Brossi |Rachel Gartner |Sara Klock
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on March 10, 2025, that he directed the acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to explore potential rulemaking opportunities to tighten or eliminate current pathways that allow ingredients to be used in food products without premarket approval by the FDA. The statement highlighted two targets for additional scrutiny: a final rule issued by the FDA on Aug.
