the southland journal

Equity Ordinance Provides Solutions for OIG Recommendations (Chicago, IL) - Last week the City of Chicago Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a report of an audit of the City’s Request for Proposal (RFP) process for banks who wish to provide banking services to the City government by becoming municipal depositories.

Guest: Rodrick Grant - Sauk Village Trustee Rodrick Grant discusses his work as Village Trustee and personal biography.

Pritzker Administration Honors the Contributions of Illinois Working People (Springfield, IL) - Labor Day is an opportunity to acknowledge those whose hard work over the last eighteen months of the COVID-19 pandemic have kept our communities safe and put the state on the road to recovery.

Gov. Pritzker Extends Vaccine Deadline at Request of Hospital and School Leaders (Springfield, IL) - As hospitals and schools work to implement additional COVID-19 testing programs and accountability measures, Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike today announced a two-week extension of vaccination requirements for individuals in high-risk settings.

White Sox Even Series with Royals as Bats Come Alive (Kansas City, Missouri) – In the second game of the weekend series against the Royals, the Sox started strong in the first inning on a monster solo homerun by Luis Robert

Sickle Cell Awareness Month kicks off with successful blood drive (Lynwood, IL) - All open donor appointments for a blood drive were booked today at an event aimed toward rallying donors and raising awareness of Sickle Cell Anemia.

Make Chicago home for everyone (Chicago, IL) - Last year, millions of Americans rediscovered the importance of home. Besides safe havens, their homes became makeshift offices, schools, theaters and gyms— and the centers of family life like never before.

Dolton trustees hire legal council amid transparency concerns (Dolton, IL) - Village of Dolton trustees authorized the hiring of legislative counsel Thursday after transparency concerns they had about Mayor Tiffany Henyard.

Marian Catholic High School Celebrates Its AP Capstone Diploma Recipients (Chicago Heights, IL) - Six students at Marian Catholic High School earned the AP Capstone Diploma™ during the 2020-21 school year.

White Sox Sweep Pirates on Stellar Effort by Gavin Sheets (Chicago, Illinois) - In the second game of a two-game series with the Pirates, the Sox started Carlos Rodon at the mound on a crisp cool Chicago night.