Silence DoGood

“Sean is everything that you would expect of a ranking Marine Corps officer and former judge advocate: brilliant, disciplined, and devoted to the spirit and letter of the law,”

“No one will have to guess at the kind of judge I’ll be because I’ve been serving and doing the job for 20 years. My life is an open book, the history of my decisions on the bench speaks for itself.”

White Sox crush Astros in 3rd game of the Divisional series (Chicago, Illinois) - In the 3rd game of the Divisional Series with the White Sox down 2 wins, the Sox put Dylan Cease at the mound to throw the first pitch.

Cook County Board Approves Rapid DNA System for Medical Examiner’s Office (Cook County, IL) - The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved funding [Thursday] for a rapid DNA system for the County’s Medical Examiner’s Office.

Fields throws 1st career touchdown as Bears beat Raiders in Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) - Justin Fields threw his first career touchdown to tight end Jesper Horsted and the Chicago Bears defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 20-9.

Guest: Jake LaMore - Jake LaMore host of the Kankakee County Podcast talks about knowing George Brassea Senior, his path from punk rock bands to podcasting and the Kankakee Region of Illinois.

Attorney General Raoul demands review of plan to transform Postal Service (Springfield, IL) - Attorney General Kwame Raoul [yesterday] joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting a formal complaint asking the Postal Regulatory Commission to order the U.S. Postal Service to present Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year plan to transform the Postal Service to the commission for a hearing on the record and an advisory opinion.

Governor Pritzker announces new interactive broadband mapping and speed test tools to expand access to high speed internet in communities across the state (Springfield, IL) - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Office of Broadband announced a new interactive Connect Illinois Broadband Map and creation of the Illinois Broadband Lab, a collaborative effort by the State of Illinois, university partners including the University of Illinois System and Illinois Innovation Network, and key stakeholders including the Illinois-based Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Task force considers changes to qualified immunity for Illinois law enforcement officers (Springfield, IL) - A new state task force continued discussions Thursday as to what changes could be made to the way state law approaches qualified immunity for law enforcement officers.

White Sox struggle to gain traction in playoffs (Houston, Texas) - After yesterday’s tough loss, the White Sox were ready to swing for the fences. In the 1st inning, White Sox batter Eloy Jimenez grounded into a force out but not before a run snuck on by.