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“Alexi Giannoulias’ record continues to follow him. His history of fiscal mismanagement as State Treasurer and family bank’s loans to mobsters when he was senior loan officer should worry Illinois voters at the prospect of putting him in charge of our state’s largest office,” said Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy. #DonTracy

The April 2022 Take Back Day brought in 721,093 pounds (360 tons) of unused or expired prescription medication... #orlandparkpolice

"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

To support the families of fallen first responders, State Senator Patrick Joyce signed on as a chief co-sponsor to a new state initiative to ensure line-of-duty benefits are adequately funded. #lineofduty

"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

At the time of his arrest on Oct. 4, Jason Jeffries, 41, of the 5700 block of South Green Street, was on parole for a 2017 child pornography conviction, and he was a registered sex offender. Jeffries was also previously convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor in 2001 in Will County. #CookCountySheriff

Thanks to a $30,000 Federal Earmark, made available through the support of Representative Sean Casten, CRTI chose Flossmoor to host what could potentially be one of the largest, single-day tree plantings in the state of Illinois.  #floosmoor

These funds are being spent in underserved communities to fill gaps that exist in the healthcare system, with a focus on underlying conditions in areas of the state that are high on the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's social vulnerability index scale, and communities that have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. #healthcare

“When it comes to strengthening the bonds between the police and the community we serve, the work is never really finished. Rather, the dialogue should be frequent, ongoing, respectful and candid,” said Flossmoor Police Chief Tod Kamleiter. #flossmoor

Rebuild Illinois is investing a total of $1.5 billion spread out in six installments to advance projects in 2,856 counties, municipalities and townships... #rebuildillinois