Student loan debt relief is a controversial topic, but Rep. Kelly Burke shared information in a Facebook post about the loan repayment process in a July 27 Facebook post. She presented information from the University of Illinois, focused on student debt repayment.
After months of delays, Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz's administration has decided to "start over" rather than push forward on a controversial proposal to grant a special use permit and zoning change needed to build a "Lenny's Gas N Wash" requested by the truck stop chain's owner Leonard McEnery, Glotz’s top political donor.
Hunters, fishermen, trappers, and sportsmen have had to renew their licenses annually, but Senator Patrick Joyce wanted to change that, and he announced in an Aug. 4 Facebook post that a bill he’d championed was signed into law. That law was House Bill 3677, which was signed into law on Aug. 4.
In an Aug. 4 Facebook post, Sen. Elgie R. Sims Jr. highlighted August as “Black Business Month” and encouraged his constituents to support Black-owned businesses in Chicago. “Black Business Month” goes back to 2004, according to ChicagoDefender.com.