Politics

Cook County Sheriff's Police conduct roll call in Robbins, IL amid village turmoil (Robbins, IL) - The Cook County Sheriff's Police conducted roll call in Robbins, IL this afternoon. The sheriff's police have been patrolling the village after most of the police officers employed by the Village of Robbins called out of work on Friday.

Robbins addresses police concerns, new chief to start tomorrow (Robbins, IL) - The Village of Robbins and freshly-minted Mayor Darren E. Bryant held a press conference this afternoon to address the police walk-out that occurred this past weekend.

With two weeks until veto session and interest accruing, state’s unemployment fix still not decided (Springfield, IL) - The deficit in the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund remains over $4.3 billion and interest payments on the debt began accruing on Sept. 6.

Dolton mayor arrests peaceful protesters  (Dolton, IL) - Earlier, The Southland Journal reported that Mayor Henyard of Dolton had protesters speaking out against the police shooting of Alexis Wilson arrested.

Robbins police officers say enough is enough, call off this weekend (Robbins, IL) - Earlier today, The Southland Journal reported that the police for the Village of Robbins have walked off the job.

Village of Robbins: Public Safety Address (Robbins, IL) - Today, the Mayor Bryant of the Village of Robbins released the following statement:

Mayor Lightfoot Joins Microsoft Leadership to Announce Accelerate Chicago Aimed at Tackling Unemployment in The City with New Opportunities for Underserved Communities (Chicago, IL) - Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Microsoft Corp., in collaboration with corporate, learning and community partners, announced the launch of Accelerate Chicago.

Breaking: Village of Robbins police and fire on strike (Robbins, IL) - Village of Robbins police officers and fire men today took a stand against what they're calling unfair wage and labor practices.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart seeks reelection (Cook County, IL) - Current Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced his reelection bid today.

Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate Jesse Sullivan Kicks Off Campaign with Large Statewide Ad Buy (Petersburg, IL) - Political outsider and Republican candidate for governor of Illinois Jesse Sullivan released his first television campaign ad this morning.