Politics

Questions arise about State Representative Rita Mayfield's role in Calumet City politics (Calumet City, IL) - State Representative Rita Mayfield has been vocal on social media regarding an ongoing battle between State Representative and Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones and Calumet City Clerk Nyota Figgs.

Dolton Public Works Committee: Superintendents Report (Dolton, IL) - The village of Dolton’s public works committee held its first meeting since the new administration took office in the summer on Sept. 15.

Committee Advances Build Back Better Act; Rush Applauds Legislation Following Marathon Markup - Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Committee successfully passed its portion of the Build Back Better Act following a three-day, 40-hour markup. 

Homewood Board of Trustee meeting: 9/14/2 (Homewood, IL) - The Homewood Board of Trustees meeting was promptly called to order at 7 p.m. Sept. 14 by Mayor Rich Hofeld. 

Rush Highlights Energy Investments in Build Back Better Act, Emphasizes Need to Increase Diversity in Clean Energy Workforce

Ford violates open meetings act, empties room of all citizens and press (Country Club Hills, IL) - Country Club Hills city council meeting almost went off without a hitch, that is, until public comments.

Protestors suing Village of Dolton over arrest (Dolton, IL) - A group of activists are suing the village of Dolton after they were arrested during a protest seeking answers about a fatal encounter between 19-year-old Alexis Wilson and Dolton police.

Public input sought for new data-driven decisions tool (Springfield, IL) - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that it is seeking input as it develops a revised project-selection process intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the state's transportation system.

Pritzker Administration Awards 18 Million in Healthcare Transformation Funds to New Central Illinois Partnership (Springfield, IL) - The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has awarded a new central Illinois Healthcare Transformation Collaborative, coined the Medicaid Innovation Collaborative, $18 million as part of the inaugural round of Healthcare Transformation funding.

Village of Dolton employees don't receive paychecks (Dolton, IL) - It’s payday for Village of Dolton employees but as of Friday morning, no employee had received a paycheck.