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The concerns and complaints aren’t just coming from Chicago. In suburban Aurora, the city council is holding a special meeting Friday to discuss unplanned migrant arrivals. Five buses have arrived in Aurora this week.
Charlie Gonzalez said he and his family spent four months making the dangerous trek from Venezuela to the U.S.-Mexico border. boarded the Chicago-bound plane in El Paso with the promise there would be help streamlining a work permit. “Don’t worry,” Gonzalez said. “We come to work, to fight to do our part, like everyone else who comes.
Among them, HB 3516 seeks to encourage organ donation by providing up to 10 days of paid leave per year for employees who serve as organ donors.
Burke, the longest-serving City Council member in Chicago history, was convicted Thursday of all but one of 14 corruption counts against him. The verdict is the result of an aggressive public corruption investigation that came to light in November 2018, with an FBI raid on Burke’s offices and subsequent revelations that shook Chicago and changed the course of the city’s political history.
After naming Chicago the most corrupt city in the U.S. for a fourth consecutive year, a University of Illinois at Chicago report published this week noted that Illinois residents “are used to being suspicious of their elected representatives and surely, that suspicion is often justified.” Burke is now the 38th member of the Chicago City Council to be convicted of a crime since 1968.
The unemployment rate is 4.7%, up from 4.6% in October and higher than the national rate of 3.7%.
House Bill 2607 states a child under 13 years of age shall testify outside the courtroom when warranted, though testimony would be provided through closed circuit TV.
Senate Bill 850 allows grocery stores receiving taxpayer-funded grants as part of the program to be designated as high-impact businesses, providing the opportunity to receive tax credits.
Carr, a creative writing professor and self-described “ecofeminist” and “beach witch,” joined the medical school as an assistant professor of medical humanities and medical education
A state law passed in 2018 required all private employers to offer retirement benefits to their workers by November 2023. They essentially have limited options. Business owners can enroll in their own retirement plans, use the state-sponsored Illinois Secure Choice, or face fines of $250 per employee per year for the first offense, and $500 per employee per year for subsequent offenses.
Illinois has been dealing with a shortage of these workers who are trained to help people struggling with substance abuse disorders. The Illinois Department of Human Services and the Illinois Certification Board are offering funding for people to go through the proper training and certification programs to get their licenses.
Four SUVs dedicated to Johnson have collected 21 citations and one warning since he became mayor seven months ago. As of Wednesday night, the unpaid fines and penalties total $2,130. In fact, his SUVs have been tagged speeding and running red lights more often in seven months than Rahm Emanuel, Lori Lightfoot, and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle received within four-year terms.
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To limit access to the contaminated soil, contractors covered the entire lot with a 6-inch stone layer meant to provide an “engineered barrier” that would be routinely inspected and maintained by city workers. But homeowners on 38th Street are not convinced the land isn’t toxic. “We’re concerned, I mean, we’re concerned about our water; they shut off our water for a few hours to dig back there,” neighbor Javier Lopez said. “I’m sure the
When someone buys a car or home in Illinois, “final notice” letters regarding warranties, protection plans and insurance are often mailed out by third parties to scam recipients into providing information or buying products under the guise of maintaining their home or vehicle. Under Senate Bill 1440, the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act will be amended to require that senders clearly state that their mailing is not a bill but rather a solicitation of services.
“It’s outrageous that common sense is nowhere to be found in the democratic party anymore when it comes to this issue,” Lopez said.
Specifics of the type of discrimination allegedly occurring at UIC and other specifics to the investigation are currently unknown at this time. A UIC spokesperson said, in response to the investigation, “…We take all allegations of civil rights violations seriously and will fully cooperate with any inquiries that may arise from a complaint.”
Alums for Campus Fairness executive director Avi Gordon wrote in part, “By refusing to define and denounce antisemitism, Northwestern is tacitly endorsing the climate of fear and intimidation for Jews on campus.”
It’s not just Netflix and Hulu. Enjoying your favorite holiday music at home on Spotify, Apple Music or Pandora comes with the same 9% amusement tax per month. Chicago was the first city in the nation to apply such a tax to streaming services, according to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation.
Under provisions of a bill signed earlier this year by Gov. JB Pritzker, the Illinois Flag Commission will be tasked with deciding not only whether or not the state’s flag needs to be replaced, but on what design it will ultimately recommend as the new banner.
Jim Dey: “The issue of eliminating county elected offices pops up from time to time, as public officials and government watchers look for better and more efficient ways to conduct public business. So far, only the recorder’s office has been eliminated in Champaign County. Folded into the county clerk’s office, it’s still overseen by an elected official.”
“New York joins California and Illinois at the forefront of reparations efforts, a complicated endeavor that will immerse stakeholders in a contentious political and budgetary conversation about the past and its dictates for the future…The work of Illinois’s reparations commission is continuing, with public meetings scheduled into the new year.”
Governor Abbott claimed responsibility for the charter flight, saying, “Sanctuary city Chicago started obstructing and targeting our busing mission. Texas will now expand our operation to include flights to Chicago. Until Biden steps up to secure the border, we will continue to provide overwhelmed Texas border towns with much-needed relief.”
The far-left Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is furious in the face of the overwhelming economic strain created by the influx of migrants. The same mayor proudly declared Chicago a sanctuary city in May of this year…Today, Johnson is calling for a stop to the migrant buses, suggesting that Chicago cannot financially handle the population surge. Furthermore, Johnson labeled Greg Abbott’s busing measures an “attack on the country.”
The U.S. Department of Education is looking at more than a dozen schools as a part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to take action against a rise in reports of antisemitism, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab incidents on college campuses nationwide. Other newly added schools include Springfield Public Schools District 186.
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