Politics

Trustee Theresa Flynn, who describes herself as a believer in second chances, was the sole opposition. Flynn stated: "I do believe because we issued her a venue license rather than a party supply, she should have been given an opportunity to rectify." #Crestwood

“Frank was a servant leader for the Thornton Township community, and personally taught me a lot about true public service.”

“In my travels in the last 40 years, I’ve known that smaller is always better,” said Mayor Agpawa #Markham

The council voted to accept an award of $15,000 from the Morton Arboretum, through its Urban and Community Forestry Grant. #ChicagoHeights

Moreover, Black farmers all too often still feel as though they are unwelcome in their local USDA field offices,” Rush continued. #BobbyRush

Approval of motion of Keith Freeman as the new Village Administrator #dolton

James V. Capparelli, City Manager, spoke out against the development using several arguments dealing with issues Volunteers of America-San Diego had, including: not restricting housing to veterans; Federal VA requesting refund of $1.8 M in funding; and other charges of fraud. #Joliet #WillCounty

As a native son of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Gary Chambers Jr. leads, advocates and lives by the motto “Do Good, Seek Justice”, an excerpt from the gospel of Isaiah 1:17 which requires those in position to effect change to work diligently on behalf of the most vulnerable. #GaryChambers

“Thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, $1.4 billion is coming to our communities in Illinois’ Second Congressional District and beyond to bring transformative change to our bridges and our residents,” said Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D, IL-02) #RobinKelly

CPS allows for students to participate in planned civic actions, including student-led walkouts or protests. #cps