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Letter to the Editor by By Emily L. Pratt of Dixon, IL

Letter to the Editor by Cmdr. Allen Murphy, U.S. Navy, retired, of Rockford, IL.

Members of the Illinois Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (IAMIC) traveled to Capitol Hill to talk to lawmakers about important issues within the insurance industry. Some members are Roger Needham of Forreston Mutual (left to right), Angie Dallam of Peru Waltham Mutual, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Karen Williams of Louisville Clay County Mutual, Carl Beebe of Forreston Mutual, Mary Jo Robison of LaPraire Mutual, and Ed Doedtman of Sigel Mutual.

President’s orders also call to revive coal

Letter to the Editor by Sarah Condon of Minooka

BYRON, Ill. (WIFR) - Illinois has six nuclear power plants throughout the state including one in Byron. 16th District Representative Adam Kinzinger says he wants to change the way the plants are regulated to protect the jobs of the more than 3,000 plant employees.

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) wants to add a jolt of certainty into the nuclear power industry.

The following politicians and organizations responded to the shooting at Dixon High School on Wednesday morning:

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, said members of his Agriculture Advisory Committee recently participated on a conference call with Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas.

Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discusses North Korea, President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, and Israeli strikes against Iranian targets in Syria.