the southland journal

James Marter Calls on Lauren Underwood to Condemn Congresswoman Tlaib for Anti-Semitism (Oswego, IL) - Congressional Candidate, James Marter called on Congresswoman Lauren Underwood to join her fellow Democrat colleague, Congressman Ted Deutch of Florida, to condemn Congresswoman Tlaib's anti-Semitic activity.

Mayor Tiffany Henyard censured by board (Dolton, IL) - Dolton Trustees gave the green light to moves addressing their concerns with Mayor Tiffany Henyard Monday.

Rev. Jackson, Bishop Grant to join U.S. HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, the Mayor and Rep. Kelly at the Concordia Place Apartments (Chicago, IL) - Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and Bishop Tavis Grant, national field director for the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC), will be meeting with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge 12:45 p.m., Tuesday, October 5th, at the Concordia Place Apartments, 13037 S. Daniel Drive, to appeal to her the importance of finishing the rehabilitation project.

Cook County Sheriff's Police conduct roll call in Robbins, IL amid village turmoil (Robbins, IL) - The Cook County Sheriff's Police conducted roll call in Robbins, IL this afternoon. The sheriff's police have been patrolling the village after most of the police officers employed by the Village of Robbins called out of work on Friday.

Robbins addresses police concerns, new chief to start tomorrow (Robbins, IL) - The Village of Robbins and freshly-minted Mayor Darren E. Bryant held a press conference this afternoon to address the police walk-out that occurred this past weekend.

With two weeks until veto session and interest accruing, state’s unemployment fix still not decided (Springfield, IL) - The deficit in the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund remains over $4.3 billion and interest payments on the debt began accruing on Sept. 6.

Tigers narrowly avoid White Sox sweep (Chicago, Illinois) - The White Sox, looking to sweep the series in Chicago, started out with Dylan Cease at the mound to throw out the first pitch.

Dolton mayor arrests peaceful protesters  (Dolton, IL) - Earlier, The Southland Journal reported that Mayor Henyard of Dolton had protesters speaking out against the police shooting of Alexis Wilson arrested.

Robbins police officers say enough is enough, call off this weekend (Robbins, IL) - Earlier today, The Southland Journal reported that the police for the Village of Robbins have walked off the job.

Mayor Lightfoot Joins Microsoft Leadership to Announce Accelerate Chicago Aimed at Tackling Unemployment in The City with New Opportunities for Underserved Communities (Chicago, IL) - Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Microsoft Corp., in collaboration with corporate, learning and community partners, announced the launch of Accelerate Chicago.