the southland journal

DuPage Twp: Felix George using Township Funds For Censure In Apparent Electioneering Purpose (DuPage Township, IL) - After DuPage Township's failed meeting of December 4, 2020, where two trustees leaving office and one supervisor who is seeking election used a public meeting in a failed attempt at censuring a fellow trustee, resulting in a lawsuit, it appears they will repeat that process at the March 16, 2021, township meeting.

Nine Bulls players score double figures in win over Toronto (Toronto, Ontario) - After two straight losses coming out of the All-Star break, Bulls coach Billy Donovan made a strategic change in hopes of regaining momentum. For their game against the Raptors, Donovan decided to bring Coby White and Wendell Carter Jr. off the bench.

Illinois Supreme Court Says Thaddeus Jones May Be On Ballot For Calumet City Mayor (Calumet City, IL) - Thaddeus Jones is positioned to become the first African American Mayor in the 120-year history of Calumet City, Illinois.

Dragić scores 20 in the 4th, leads Heat to win over Bulls (Miami, FL) - In their second game after the All-Star break, the...

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Guest: Monica Gordon - Monica Gordon is running for Prairie State College Board of Trustees in the April 2021 board election.

For generations, our children have been left behind when it comes to education and forced to succeed with a lack of resources that would be unimaginable for others. I’m fighting to end unequal treatment in schools and provide fair funding for our children, our families and our neighborhoods.

6 Questions Officials Still Haven’t Answered After Weeks of Hearings on the Capitol Attack (Washington DC) - After two weeks of congressional hearings, it remains unclear how a rampaging mob of rioters managed to breach one of the most sacred bastions of American democracy on Jan. 6.

1 Bridge = 10,000 Jobs; Union of the Unemployed Protest Kicks Off Downtown Chicago (Chicago, IL) - Over one hundred cars circled around the Thompson Center this afternoon, honking their horns and demanding that Governor J.B. Pritzker sign off on the building of a bridge that would help NorthPoint Development's proposed Compass Logistics Park in Joliet.

On March 3, 2021, Illinois Senator Melinda Bush SB0345, entitled the "Carpet Stewardship Act" which would implement "fee" or "assessment" (tax), per square yard, for all carpet sold in the State of Illinois.