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Lawyers Who Were Ineligible to Handle Serious Criminal Charges Were Given Thousands of These Cases Anyway - Soon after receiving his license to practice law in Maine in May 2015, Jeremiah McIntosh, 36, began a new career as a small-town lawyer in the northeast corner of the state’s rural Aroostook County.

Bulls erupt in third quarter, beat Rockets 120-100 (Houston, Texas) - The Chicago Bulls defeated the Houston Rockets 120-100 Monday night at the Toyota Center in Houston.

“Power Companies Get Exactly What They Want”: How Texas Repeatedly Failed to Protect Its Power Grid Against Extreme Weather - In January 2014, power plants owned by Texas’ largest electricity producer buckled under frigid temperatures. Its generators failed more than a dozen times in 12 hours, helping to bring the state’s electric grid to the brink of collapse.

To grasp the magnitude of this chain of events, please first watch my public comment to the Bloomington City Council back in September of 2019.We informed them we would get to the bottom of the matter but rather than providing the requested records and truth to what happened, the City chose the path of obstruction.

Why We Can’t Make Vaccine Doses Any Faster - President Joe Biden has ordered enough vaccines to immunize every American against COVID-19, and his administration says it’s using the full force of the federal government to get the doses by July. There’s a reason he can’t promise them sooner.

Gig workers, who report to a phone app instead of a human, are unusually vulnerable to phishing scams that drain entire paychecks

Embiid sets career high, 76ers beat the Bulls (Philadelphia, PA) - After their comeback win against Detroit, the Bulls had a big opportunity against the 76ers on Friday night. Philly has the best record in the Eastern Conference, so the chance to defeat them in their only nationally televised game of the year is huge.

Mayor Williams is running for re-election in the February 2021 Democratic primary in the Village of Lynwood, Illinois.

JJC President Judy Mitchell Accused of Alleged Bid Tampering (Joliet, IL) - Joliet Junior College President Judy Mitchell came under fire at Wednesday's college board meeting for alleged bid-tampering. Over the last several years, many Black business groups have questioned JJC's practices in hiring Black-owned companies.

Urbana City Clerk Used City Property for Campaign Ad (Urbana, IL) - Phyllis Clark, the current Urbana City Clerk and candidate for Clerk in the upcoming April 2021 election, apparently used her city office during a campaign ad, which also included a city employee, who appears to be on city time.