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The union’s declaration included a list of demands for the Biden Administration

“The judge has to make sure that all of the staff within the courtroom (including) the clerk, the sheriff, any translators, everyone, has to know this is a place where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. If you start from the top and insist on that, the people appearing before you appreciate that."

Tuesday's Village of Robbins regular council meeting was called to order by Mayor Darren Bryant at 7:06 PM.

"You have demonstrated a high level of competence, professional excellence, and community service, and have achieved the standards of performance in areas of leadership, management, public relations and ethics," said Chief Mitchell as he read the plaque.

Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) called on Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray to launch a federal investigation into the disappearance and death of Jelani Day, a 25-year-old Illinois State University graduate student who was reported missing on August 25.

Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee held a hearing on the Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act (H.R. 3320), legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) in May.

A Country Club Hills woman’s blood is getting hotter as the weather gets colder while she battles her homeowner’s association to get a new furnace installed in her unit.

Illinois Dentists to Treat Veterans in Need in Their Offices (Chicago, IL) — The 6,000-plus dentists of the Illinois State Dental Society want to show veterans that we care about their smiles. 

OpEd: Senator Patrick Joyce (October 2021) — What a great feeling it is to get Back to Business here in the Southland and across Illinois.

Brady throws 600th career touchdown, Bucs pound Bears 41-3 (Tampa, FL) — Tom Brady threw his six hundredth career touchdown pass as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Chicago Bears 38-3 Sunday afternoon at Raymond Jones Stadium.