Politics

“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.”

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.

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.

Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate Jesse Sullivan Urges Gov Pritzker to Address Crime and Violence in Chicago

Henyard to give away gas in Dolton once again (Dolton, IL) - According to a press release sent to The Southland Journal, Mayor Tiffany Henyard is giving away gas in Dolton once again. This is the third such gas giveaway in the last year.

Speaker Welch Urges Small Businesses to Apply for $226 Million in Remaining Funds Before Deadline on October 13, 2021 (Springfield, IL) - The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced the first grants that have been awarded through the Back to Business (B2B) recovery program.

Alexis Wilson protesters appear in court (Dolton, IL) - Organizers arrested during a protest of 19-year-old Alexis Wilson’s fatal police shooting appeared in front of a judge at the Dolton Municipal Building Thursday.

Chicago Heights City Council OKs Resolution to Give Bloom Plaza Facelift  (Chicago Heights, IL) - The Chicago Heights City Council Wednesday night voted to approve a resolution authorizing an economic incentive agreement to help improve Bloom Plaza, home of Skyline Restaurant.