Politics

Danville Mayor Rickey Williams Lied About Commenter, Stripped Public Of Right To Speak And Listen (Danville, IL) - During the April 6, 2021, Danville, Illinois City Council Meeting, Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr., started public comment by lying about Christopher Hansen, the person who submitted a public comment to be read at the meeting.

COOK COUNTY, IL — The Cook County COVID-19 Recovery Small Business Assistance Program is offering a financial webinar from 9-10:30 a.m. April 14 to provide small business owners with finance tools as well as insight to the funds available through the American Rescue Plan.

U.S. Senate Candidate Allison Salinas and Her Campaign Sued for Fraud, Breach of Contract, and Violation of the Wage Payment and Collection Act (Pekin, IL) - Illinois Candidate for the United States Senate, Allison Salinas (R - Pekin), has been sued in Circuit Court, Fayette County, Illinois.

According to data provided by the Cook County Clerk's office, Ward is out as Mayor despite claims that mail-in ballots will turn the race around in Ward's favor.

Welch Builds on Creating New Path Forward; Hires New Senior Staff (Chicago, IL) - Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch built on his commitment to a fresh start for the Office of the Speaker by announcing Tuesday the hiring of two new members to his senior staff...

Monica Gordon Wins Election for Prairie State College District #515 Board of Trustees (Flossmoor, IL) - Flossmoor resident Monica Gordon has emerged victorious in...

Wilcox's Intentions? More Questions than Answers Ahead of Election - The former Chicago Heights Library Board President, Lori Wilcox, has been under fire for the last several months amid allegations of misappropriating Library and Park District funds.

Welch, Pappas Hosting Black Houses Matter Live Stream Event to Help Families Keep Their Home (Westchester, IL) – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch and Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas are teaming up to host a virtual informational seminar on the “Black Houses Matter” initiative on Monday, April 5 at 1 p.m.

Silly season alive and well – Political candidates that might want to consider a different line of work (Illinois) - Every election cycle we see an increase in communications related to local government candidate malfeasance. We appreciate that there are more and more people taking steps to expose those asking for their votes.

“Many people live in Lansing but don’t participate in community events. I want to reach those that are not engaged,” said Micaela Smith, candidate for Trustee. Smith wants to see equitable representation because some things are a bit divided. She wants to see more multicultural engagement in business and in the community.