AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEPA Rollback Fight: Illinois AG Kwame Raoul is leading 16 states in pushing back on an EPA proposal to repeal national ethylene oxide (EtO) pollution limits, arguing the agency is ignoring its own findings that EtO is a known human carcinogen and that Illinois already tightened rules based on newer science. Public Health Watch: Michigan reports at least 21 salmonella cases tied to backyard chicks and ducklings, with children hit hardest in a multistate outbreak. Illinois Education & Tech: Illinois Wesleyan is launching a $3.5M Fisher Center for Interdisciplinary Quantum Science and Engineering to bring quantum studies into a liberal-arts curriculum. Local Infrastructure: Mesa is seeking voter approval for $285M in November bonds—$150M for public safety and $135M for transportation. Sports Betting Shift: DraftKings is ending live in-person bets at Wrigley Field after May 31, citing Illinois operating costs, while the venue stays open as a sports bar. Arts & Culture: Noisy Creek names Malik Jackson as the new publisher of the Chicago Reader starting June 1.
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