the southland journal

Judge Orders County-Wide Vote Recount In DuPage County (DuPage County, IL) - In a May 12, 2021 Memorandum and Order, DuPage County Judge Craig R. Belford ordered a county-wide recount of the November 3, 2020, election results for the office of DuPage County Auditor.

Lion Electric EV plant 'will add to our state's industry-leading capabilities': Joyce (Joliet, IL) - Lion Electric Company and Sen. Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) recently revealed the construction of a U.S. manufacturing facility in Will County that will add hundreds of jobs to the regional economy.

Pritzker told Northpoint development would 'create thousands of jobs' (Joliet, IL) - A group of locally elected officials have signed off on a letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker asking him to look into getting started on the $1.9 billion Compass Global Logistics Hub known as the Northpoint Project.

Gov. Pritzker Confirms Illinois will Enter Bridge Phase of Reopening Plan on May 14th (Chicago, IL) - Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) confirmed today the entire state will move into the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan tomorrow, Friday, May 14th. The Bridge Phase is the final step before the full reopening of Phase 5.

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LaVine leads Chicago to win over Toronto (Chicago, IL) - Even after losing to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night, the Bulls still have a chance to make the playoffs with 3 games remaining. Chicago can squeeze into the play-in tournament if they win their final 3 games and if the Wizards lose their last two games. The first of those final games for Chicago will be tonight against the Toronto Raptors.

“Time for Me to Drive” Campaign Kicks Off Summer Tourism (Springfield, IL) - House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch joined Governor JB Pritzker this week to kick off the “Time for Me to Drive” campaign to promote the return of tourism and travel to Illinois. After more than a year of hardship since the onset of the coronavirus, it is now time to get out and safely enjoy what Illinois has to offer.

Donna Clarke to be Honored at Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Awards (Chicago, IL) - Donna Clarke, COO of Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, is among 45 other women to be honored at this year's Women of Excellence Awards by the Chicago Defender.

Illinois Policy former VP Dwyer discusses future of conservatism for Latino community - The conservative political platform appears to be gaining appeal for the Illinois Latino community.

Barickman: 'There is an opportunity for the governor to uphold the promise he made to voters' (Springfield, IL) - Republican state Sen. Jason Barickman is calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to be the man he said he would be on fair maps when he was campaigning.