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Stephens: 'Director Smith and Governor Pritzker bear responsibility for the failures at DCFS'

By John Kelly | Aug 2, 2022

Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Chicago) said the Legislative Audit Commission questioned Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith about repeated deaths and contempt of court citations.

Stephens: 'We need to repeal Democrats' failed SAFE-T Act immediately'

By John Kelly | Mar 28, 2022

A Chicago man who started a gun fight that left one woman dead has not been indicted on a murder charge.

Grant: 'Let’s repeal the SAFE-T Act and restore public safety in Illinois'

By John Kelly | Mar 2, 2022

Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is drawing attention to the high number of carjackings that took place in Chicago last year and calls for the SAFE-T Act to be repealed.

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Stephens thanks firefighters who responded to Roseland fire

By John Kelly | Feb 19, 2022

Chicago firefighters responding to a fire in the Roseland area on the afternoon of Feb. 12 were thrown off the front porch of the house by a flashover.

Krupa wants to keep 'our officers safer' through attempt to make attacks on Illinois police a hate crime

By John Kelly | Dec 12, 2021

Illinois lawmakers have a variety of opinions on the proposed legislation to make violence against police officers a hate crime.

Harmon says new mural is 'a great gift back to the community'

By John Kelly | Dec 3, 2021

Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) was impressed at the recent unveiling of a mural promoting unity in Oak Park.

Political strategist: Springfield shuffles burden of 'wildly excessive' pension benefits onto Illinois taxpayers

By John Kelly | Dec 2, 2021

With Chicago and Cook counties seeing a pension and retiree health shortfall of $122 billion and state pension obligation bonds at $9 billion, according to a Wirepoints report, one political strategist is blaming "wildly excessive pension benefits" as the culprit.