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City of Wheaton Liquor & Tobacco Control Commission met October 10

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Oct 19, 2019

City of Wheaton Liquor & Tobacco Control Commission met 10:35 a.m. Thursday, October 10.

Group to play billboard-sized video denouncing sexual abuse at OSU before Buckeyes' game at Northwestern

By LGIS News Service | Oct 18, 2019

The Ohio State Accountability Project (OSAP) is setting up a mobile billboard outside of Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois prior to tonight's NCAA football game.

Shoplifting up sharply under Kim Foxx’s restorative justice policies

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 18, 2019

A spokesman for Chicago’s police union places the blame for a sharp increase in shoplifting over the last few years squarely on the shoulders of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.

Politics

City Club to host panel on Chicago's 'Hard Choices Ahead'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 18, 2019

The City Club of Chicago, a civic and public affairs forum,‎ is slated to host a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 29 at Maggiano’s Banquets, 516 N Clark St.

City of Wheaton City Council met October 7

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 17, 2019

City of Wheaton City Council met Monday, Oct. 7.

Commission on Chicago Landmarks met October 3

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 17, 2019

Commission on Chicago Landmarks met Thursday, Oct. 3.

Schools

Wirepoints: Illinois labor laws prioritize teachers unions over students

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 17, 2019

As Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) educators appear poised to walk out on strike for the third time in seven years, a Wirepoints report identifies Illinois as having some of the “most anti-taxpayer labor laws” in the U.S.

From Prairie State Wire

Unredacted Sandoval warrant reveals 'a crime ring masquerading as a political party,' ILGOP chairman says

By Glenn Minnis | 2 days ago

The Illinois Republican Party points to the recent raid on the home and offices of longtime state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) as an illustration of just how far the state's Democrats are willing to go to impose their will.

City of Wheaton Historic Commission met October 15

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Oct 17, 2019

City of Wheaton Historic Commission met 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 15.

From Prairie State Wire

New Planned Parenthood mega-clinic 'preying on pregnant women in Illinois and Missouri,' group says

By Glenn Minnis | 3 days ago

With regard to Planned Parenthood's behemoth abortion facility that was built in secrecy near the southern Illinois-Missouri state line, leaders at the Thomas More Society insist they’ve seen this kind of thing before.