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The lawsuit demands a special primary and special general election, among other things, to rectify the injustices committed by the defendants. #cookcountysheriff

“Art, in general, has a role in people's lives in which it can provide healing,” Christopher Art Gallery Director Beth Shadur said. “It’s particularly poignant that this work comes from these experiences of war that are very difficult to articulate. You can articulate it verbally, but if you have another outlet, it can be very cathartic and a good outlet for someone to express themselves. The CreatiVets program gave them the tools to do that.” #PrairieStateCollege

“I am not necessarily standing up for what he said. Most times, I disagree with most of what anyone says. But I do think it is being misconstrued and used against him. He is such a positive force here. Instead, the media is using what he said to tear him apart when he has done so much to uplift.” He continued, “Every day out here, we have kids being killed. We have drugs all in the streets. They’re not talking about that, though.” KanyeWest

The investigation of AT&T Illinois is being resolved with a deferred prosecution agreement under which the company admitted it arranged for payments to be made to an ally of Madigan to influence and reward Madigan’s efforts to assist AT&T Illinois with respect to legislation sought by the company. #FederalCourt

"This is going too far, we are telling people from all over the world, ‘come to Cook County, we will give you free housing and cash’ yet we can’t take care of our own," he said. The last count of homeless veterans estimated that there were more than 500 homeless veterans in Chicago alone.  #BobFioretti

"We will be introducing legislation to ban chemical castrations and gender surgeries for minors in Illinois but until this legislation is approved, we call on the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago to cease providing these services to minors.” #IllinoisFreedomCaucus

Cooper was killed during a carjacking allegedly committed by two men while they were on court-ordered electronic home monitoring while they awaited trial on charges for other crimes. #cookcountyboard

Under Democrat reign — crime has increased by 40-percent in one year while car jackings have skyrocketed 600-percent. #GOP

“Economic recovery, jobs growth, and consistent historically low unemployment claims data continues to signal a strong labor market throughout the state,” said Deputy Governor Andy Manar. #unemployment

An informative discussion covered the topical issues of civic engagement in our community and beyond, as well as access to voting rights