Politics

Midwest Governors Announce Partnership to Coordinate Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Grow Jobs, and Futureproof Regional Commerce (Springfield. IL) - Governors from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin today announced the establishment of a partnership to collaborate on electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the Midwest region, signing the Regional Electric Vehicle for the Midwest Memorandum of Understanding (REV Midwest MOU).

Speaker Welch Creates Public Safety & Violence Prevention Task Force (Springfield, IL) - Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch announced the creation of a new task force focusing on the need to create comprehensive, long-term solutions to address the root causes of violence.

Attorney General Raoul announces $56 million settlement with pharmacy benefit manager Springfield, IL) - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a more than $56 million settlement with the largest Medicaid managed care organization in the United States.

Rush Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Home Dialysis, Ensure Kidney Patients Are Educated About Full Range of Treatment Options (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Representatives Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) and Jason Smith (R-Mo.) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to home dialysis for kidney patients.

Pritzker Administration Announces $350 Thousand Partnership with Women Employed to Boost Wages for Women (Springfield, IL) - The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) today announced a $350,000 partnership with Women Employed to inform low-income women across Illinois, in particular low-wage women of color, about pay equity and pay transparency standards.

Bipartisan Illinois Future of Work Task Force launches, tackling workforce challenges ahead  (Chicago, IL) - Convened by Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic and Republican legislative leadership and powered by a bold agenda to confront unprecedented challenges facing Illinois’ workforce in the coming decade, the bipartisan Illinois Future of Work Task Force held its first meeting today at Olive-Harvey College on Chicago’s South Side

Town Center Pointe Apartments under construction in Richton Park (Richton Park, IL) - Village President Rick Reinbold and Turnstone Development is pleased to announce that construction has commenced on a five-story, 55-unit senior housing apartment building in the Village of Richton Park.

Village of Dolton Special Board meeting: 9/27/21 (Dolton, IL) - Dolton trustees, who’ve raised transparency concerns about Mayor Tiffany Henyard, took a step toward passing a resolution to censure her at a Sept. 27 special board meeting.

OpEd: Senator Patrick Joyce (September 2021) - When it was time, we stepped up to get the job done for all those who help keep the lights on every day.

Illinois Department of Public Health Adopts CDC Recommendations for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) recommendation for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations and a booster dose for those in high risk occupational and institutional settings.