the southland journal

Joliet Native to Announce 2022 Campaign (Joliet, IL) -  9th District Will County Board Member Rachel Ventura will make an announcement on Saturday, June 12th at Bolingbrook Town Hall, concerning a future campaign in the 2022 Democratic Primary, set for Tuesday, June 28th, 2022.

State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) says Gov. J.B. Pritzker has joined a dubious list of local politicians who have gone back on their word.

The Small Business Administration’s rules prevent it from helping most employee- and consumer-owned cooperatives, even though Congress specifically asked it to. The result? Co-ops are largely cut out of the mainstream financial system.

Guest: Stacy Jones, LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Stacy Jones discusses her journey as a Mental Health Professional.

A lack of reliable hate crime data has left authorities with neither a complete understanding of such incidents nor the tools needed to address them, ProPublica reported. A bill Biden just signed will start to address that.

Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) and Residents Unite For Community Improvement and Clean Up Efforts Around The City (Chicago, IL) - On Saturday, June 5th NHS will bring together residents, corporate sponsors, government officials and organizational partners for a day of service to launch National NeighborWorks® Week (June 5th – 12th).

Common Cause director Young says redistricting hearings 'left observers with more questions than answers'

Reporter Catherine Rentz goes behind the scenes of her serialized investigation into the outrage and promise of untested DNA from rape victims.

Drivers say the companies should just pay better.

Rev. Jackson and Rainbow PUSH Coalition hails passage of HB3404 (Chicago, IL) - After months of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and Rainbow PUSH Coalition officials convening meetings, reaching out to Illinois elected officials and talking to community leaders, the Illinois Senate has passed HB3404 establishing Pembroke Township as a designated hardship area which will allow a natural gas line to come through Pembroke and Hopkins Park.