Politics

Bill Would Make General Assembly Conservators of the Peace; Grant Arrest Powers (Illinois) - A Bill introduced by Illinois State Representative Curtis J. Tarver, II, would make all State Representatives and State Senators Conservators of the Peace:

“I am absolutely, firmly and totally committed to this NorthPoint job creation opportunity. There is no way under Heaven’s earth that I will passively sit by and watch 10,000 sorely needed jobs in my district evaporate into thin air. We will fight until the finish about this!”-US Congressman Rush

The Southland Journal Sues the Village of Robbins for FOIA Violations (Cook County, IL) - The Southland Journal filed a lawsuit against the Village of Robbins in Cook County Circuit Court on February 26, 2021. The lawsuit states that the Village of Robbins willfully failed to provide the requested records from the November 25, 2020 FOIA Request. A copy of the complaint can be read by clicking the download link below:

Racist hate campaign flyers in Bolingbrook

Trustee Desiree Watkins is running for Village President in Olympia Fields, Illinois in the April 2021 municipal election

At yesterday's Zoning and Planning Commission Public Hearing, city officials and employees apparently found Black issues to be "irrelevant" to the topic of rezoning the Calumet Country Club. The zoning of the country club has been the topic of discussion at many hours of Zoning and Planning Commission meetings over the past several days. Diversified Partners, a real estate development company based in Arizona, plans on utilizing the site for a warehouse development project.

Danette Wilder spent years building up her company. Now it has to survive a recession that could put a generation of Black entrepreneurs out of business.

For nearly a year, election administrators across the country weathered the pandemic while facing attacks and threats — leading many officials to resign or retire. In Georgia, little was done to prevent it from happening again.

Another Pontiac Corrections Officer Arrested  (Pontiac, IL) - Another Corrections Officer at the Illinois Department of Corrections, Pontiac Correctional Center was arrested.

Consultant Indicted on Federal Charges for Allegedly Providing Bribes to City of Chicago Officials to Benefit Clients (Chicago, IL) - A consultant has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly offering and providing bribes to City of Chicago officials in an effort to benefit his clients.