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“I think those two men need to sit down and talk things out and have the developer there. If there is something that the developer has done, then there is something that can be straightened out,” said Bradley, who is a community activist. #BradleyReport

“We are concerned about violence and concerned about our children being gunned down. We have innocent lives that we are losing,” said Bonk #PatriciaBonk

As officers arrived, they observed a male, later identified as Tyree D. Johnston, walking through the lot. Upon noticing the officers, Johnston fled the scene in his vehicle at a high rate of speed headed southbound on 94th Ave. #OrlanPark

"The Southland Journal is providing a niche service to the community. Why this administration decided to blackball Robbins' own newspaper from the beginning is unsettling," said Darden.

"I was born and raised in Robbins, Illinois. It is my home. The only home that I know and I'm moving back, " said Darden.

“The easy way is the hard way. The harder you work, the easier things become,” confirmed Sutton. #EarnestSutton

“This Saturday, January 22, is the 49th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. A women’s right to choose is under attack. Trump packed the Supreme Court and Federal District Courts with conservative judges who are on a mission to set back the clock on reproductive rights." #PatDowellForCongress

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” I was reminded of these powerful words from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when I gave a brief speech in Kankakee earlier this month at a prayer breakfast on the birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader. #SenatorJoyce

“I would like to thank the board for their confidence in me,” said Wells, a Phoenix resident who was appointed to the SSC Board of Trustees in 2001. “No one can replace Chairman Zuccarelli."

“What we are seeing this year that is tremendously different is that we have more than just teacher shortages. We are seeing bus driver shortages, lunchroom shortages, crossing guard shortages and paraprofessional shortages. We are seeing administrators leaving the field and we are seeing superintendents leaving. We even see it at the school board level where elected school board members are saying this is more than I signed up for,” said Klaisner.  #Klaisner