Newly sworn in Illinois Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller on Friday apologized for quoting Adolf Hitler at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol this week.
Hereâs the full clip. Incoming Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller didnât slip or improvise when she quoted Hitler and praised how the murderous Nazi built his political movement by indoctrinating youth. She was reading from prepared remarks. pic.twitter.com/xWPi2u8wB3
â Mark Maxwell (@MarkMaxwellTV) January 6, 2021
WASHINGTON â Describing Congresswoman Mary Miller s statement praising Adolf Hitler as absolutely repugnant, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is calling for her resignation.
âIt is absolutely repugnant, obscene and unacceptable for any American â let alone a supposed âleaderâ serving in Congress â to claim Adolf Hitler was right about anything,â Duckworth said in a statement released Thursday evening. âTo say that the perpetrator of the greatest genocide in world history should be a model for any type of behavior, much less the indoctrination of children with hatred, racism and fascist ideals, is disqualifying for an
Dec 31, 2020
Mike Kirchhoff
Fewer than 160 people worldwide hold the designation âFellow Memberâ from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). Mike Kirchhoff, President & CEO of the North Central Illinois Economic Development Corporation and an Effingham native, just became one of them.
âI am honored, humbled and thrilled to be recognized as a Fellow Member (FM) of the International Economic Development Council. What a nice way to celebrate my 31st year in the economic development profession and the 20th anniversary of attaining the Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation,â Kirchhoff said.
According to IEDC, the elite status is conferred on members who have âattained unusual stature in the field of economic development.â In the course of his more than 30 years of economic development experience, Kirchhoff led the successful response for more than 120 site location projects representing nearly $2 billion in corporate
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WBGZ Radio 12/30/2020 |
By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network
Gov. J.B. Pritzker released $142 million in funding, approved by the Illinois legislature, for technology training centers on public university campuses that will promote tech innovation and job creation across the state.
The bipartisan public-private effort aims to create 50,000 high-demand tech jobs in the next 10 years.
Lauryn Scott, assistant director of marketing and communications of the University of Illinois Discovery Partners Institute in Chicago, said the money would also kick off the groundbreaking for The 78, an iconic new flagship facility for Discovery Partners Institute, located along the Chicago River in the South Loop.