Politics

Former Chicago Housing Authority Contractor Sentenced; Bribed Applicants Seeking Housing Assistance (Cook County, IL) - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Cook County man was sentenced to 180 days in jail with three years of probation and ordered to pay $8,400 in fines for soliciting bribes from applicants to the Chicago Housing Authority’s (CHA) Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Rebuilding Kankakee: Major projects highlight Year Three of Rebuild Illinois (Kankakee, IL) - Entering Year Three of Rebuild Illinois, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that multiple projects in the Kankakee area are underway, highlighting an ongoing commitment made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan capital program

Rush Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Award a Congressional Gold Medal to Scientific Community for Development of COVID-19 Vaccines (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) introduced bipartisan legislation with Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) that would award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines.

Mayor, City Council Applaud Old Plank Trail Student Mural Project (Chicago Heights, IL) – At the City of Chicago Heights’ regular city council meeting on Wednesday night, the city’s top officials gave an enthusiastic thumbs up to a student mural project slated for the underpass along Old Plank Trail in McEldowney Park, Chicago Heights, to be painted at the end of September.

PRESS RELEASE

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