Silence DoGood

For generations, our children have been left behind when it comes to education and forced to succeed with a lack of resources that would be unimaginable for others. I’m fighting to end unequal treatment in schools and provide fair funding for our children, our families and our neighborhoods.

1 Bridge = 10,000 Jobs; Union of the Unemployed Protest Kicks Off Downtown Chicago (Chicago, IL) - Over one hundred cars circled around the Thompson Center this afternoon, honking their horns and demanding that Governor J.B. Pritzker sign off on the building of a bridge that would help NorthPoint Development's proposed Compass Logistics Park in Joliet.

"The areas that surround Homewood are lacking jobs and economic opportunity. Illinois ranks highest in the nation among Black unemployment. This area houses a huge percentage of the Black population in Illinois. To deny us economic opportunity and employment is horrible, says Chamber president.

“I am absolutely, firmly and totally committed to this NorthPoint job creation opportunity. There is no way under Heaven’s earth that I will passively sit by and watch 10,000 sorely needed jobs in my district evaporate into thin air. We will fight until the finish about this!”-US Congressman Rush

The Southland Journal Sues the Village of Robbins for FOIA Violations (Cook County, IL) - The Southland Journal filed a lawsuit against the Village of Robbins in Cook County Circuit Court on February 26, 2021. The lawsuit states that the Village of Robbins willfully failed to provide the requested records from the November 25, 2020 FOIA Request. A copy of the complaint can be read by clicking the download link below:

At yesterday's Zoning and Planning Commission Public Hearing, city officials and employees apparently found Black issues to be "irrelevant" to the topic of rezoning the Calumet Country Club. The zoning of the country club has been the topic of discussion at many hours of Zoning and Planning Commission meetings over the past several days. Diversified Partners, a real estate development company based in Arizona, plans on utilizing the site for a warehouse development project.

United Center Vaccination Appointments Open Thursday for Illinois Seniors (Chicago, IL) - Beginning Thursday, March 4 at 8:30 a.m., Illinois seniors can schedule their first COVID-19 vaccine appointment at the United Center vaccine site, which will begin to administer a limited number of vaccines on March 9, with a full opening March 10.

The head of Alaska’s leading tribal health organization has stepped down after a former assistant accused him of “forcing and requiring sex” to keep her job. He denies wrongdoing and says their relationship was consensual.

Hot Mic Incident Lands Homewood Village Employee in Hot Water (Homewood, IL) - Angela Mesaros, Village of Homewood's Director of Economic and Community Development apparently did not know the microphone was on and recording before the latest Zoning and Planning Commission Public Hearing.

Don't Touch Me Again!" Says Chamber President (Homewood, IL) - In video obtained by The Southland Journal by an anonymous source, Southland Black Chamber of Commerce President Dr. Cornel Darden Jr. can be seen being confronted by a group of meeting...