PBR Pac: Gas prices have been high before, ‘but not like this’
Illinois gas prices soared to record high levels in June, as motorists continued to be plagued by costs that far outpaced the national average through the month of July.
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Pekau: ‘If you see something, say something’
Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau (R) is urging citizens to speak out about any alarming content they may see plastered across the Internet.
Pekau: ‘How many more people need to suffer from violent acts’
Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau said the recent arrest of two men on weapons charges has raised more questions than answers.
Pekau: ‘Nothing is more important than keeping our children, families, and neighborhoods safe’
Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau is running for Congress to put an end to what he sees as “insane policies.”
Riordan: ‘We feel we can still operate the school safely without masks’
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 Superintendent Mike Riordan recently sent a letter to parents alerting them that school system officials have voted to institute a mask-optional system.
Pekau criticizes Illinois’ taxes and Biden’s record-high inflation
Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau (R) is hoping voter anger over the state’s high taxes and inflation felt under President Joe Biden will drive his campaign to represent the 6th…
Davis relaunches Congressional supply chain caucus
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Champaign) is set to relaunch the Congressional Supply Chain Caucus he had started with other Republican colleagues to improve the supply chain system even before the…
Pekau offers communication suggestions to CDC Director Walensky
Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau has heard enough from CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
Miller: Chicago vaccine passport ‘penalizing our small businesses’
Republican state Rep. Chris Miller is warning what he thinks Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new vaccine passport system could mean for all of Illinois.
Dodge on vaccine mandates: ‘It’s not clear this is an effective thing to do’
Oak Park Village Trustee Jim Dodge can’t see any good coming from the new vaccine passport mandate recently instituted for Cook County.
Candidate Butler: First Congressional District needs ‘a new kind of Democrat’
Chris Butler argues the time for the people of the 1st Congressional District to be heard is a long time in the making.
Cambodian Association leader Taing argues against new judicial subcircuit map
Cambodian Association of Illinois assistant director Chenda Taing reasons Asian Americans across the state deserve better than what she fears proposed subcircuit maps will achieve.
Decalogue Society of Lawyers leader Patt seeks more representative subcircuit maps
Decalogue Society of Lawyers executive director Aviva Patt says more time is needed to create judicial subcircuit maps that better represent the Jewish community.
Orland Park Mayor Pekau on mandates: ‘Cook County is taking unlawful measures’
Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau argues data behind the new vaccine passport mandate for Cook County raises more questions than it provides answers.
Orthodox Jewish leader Soroka on proposed subcircuit maps: ‘We are literally divided in half’
Agudath Israel of Illinois director of government affairs Shlomo Soroka views the current map redistricting process as a time for his community to be fully heard from and accounted for.
‘Assistance is here’: Joyce shares water utility help opportunity for Illinoisans
State Sen. Patrick Joyce wants residents to know assistance in available for those in need of help with water and sewer utility bills.
Sims highlights SBA’s loans to small businesses in Facebook post
State Sen. Elgie Sims Jr. (D-Chicago) is giving thanks to the Small Business Association (SBA) for being a friend to the local business community.
Durkin holds winter clothing drive for People’s Resource Center — and it’s not too late to donate
Illinois Republican House Leader Jim Durkin recently hosted a winter clothing drive for the People’s Resource Center (PRC), where he urged as many residents as possible to take part in…
‘Green transportation is the future,’ and Hastings aims to create manufacturing hub in Illinois
Veteran state Sen. Michael Hastings (D-Frankfort) is picturing a different, more ecofriendly Illinois that he hopes will arrive in the very near future.
Dolton mayor under fire for hiring registered child sex offender to inspect homes
Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard is facing criticism after putting a convicted sex offender on the city payroll to inspect homes and businesses across the area for code violations.
Worth Village’s Boynton: ‘How many times do I have to arrest the same offender?’
Worth Village senior investigator Nicholas Boynton is voicing his support for a bill designed to help police officers keep violent repeat offenders off the street.
Chief Denton on Foxx: ‘We are 100% catering to the offenders in these crimes’
Worth Village Police Chief Tim Denton worries what the decreased number of felony cases coming from the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx means for the state.
Illinois Board of Education defends punishing mask mandate violations, but to Curran, it’s employing ‘heavy-handed tactics’
Veteran state Rep. John Curran is among a panel of state lawmakers demanding that the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) make clear the process under which schools are punished…
Superintendent Thomas: Security force ‘is going to really help to quell some of the anxiety in the building’
Rich Township High School has hired and trained a private security force to deal with the rising tension the school has faced over its first few weeks of being back…
Study suggests sun, not carbon dioxide is causing global warming
The Illinois Family Institute is drawing attention to a study entitled, “How much the sun influenced Northern Hemisphere temperature trends” that concludes that the sun and not human emissions of…