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News from May 2023

Cook County Contract Compliance Committee met March 15

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 19, 2023

Cook County Contract Compliance Committee met Wednesday, March 15

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Northwest Side GOP Club: ‘Regain control of our borders as record numbers of migrant crossings to U.S. will significantly increase’

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 18, 2023

The Northwest Side GOP Club is advocating for voters to contact their federal representatives to ask them to advocate for H.R. 2 “Secure the Border Act.”

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Second City Cop: 'Nobody wants this job (cop) that has half a brain'

By W.J. Kennedy | May 18, 2023

Last week’s disturbing tweet by the 16th and 17th District Chicago Police Scanner said that the city’s 25th District had eight police beats down one recent night, “meaning had no one assigned to patrol or respond to calls in the area…”

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Ramirez joins Rep. Jamaal Bowman to Reintroduce Resolution Condemning the Great Replacement Theory

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 18, 2023

On May 17, Rep. Delia Ramirez (IL-03) joined Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16) to reintroduce a resolution to condemn the white supremacist “Great Replacement Theory,”

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Rep. Kelly with Senators Menendez, Collins, and Rep. Fitzpatrick Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Improve Diversity of Participants in All NIH Funded Trials

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), along with Representatives Robin Kelly (D-Ill.-02) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.-01), today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to increase the diversity of participants in all National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded trials.

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Pritzker: 'I look forward to signing HB 2789 to fight back against book bans'

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 18, 2023

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he will sign a bill preventing book bans or censorship in public libraries.

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Lausch: ‘I'm excited to return to private practice and to Kirkland’

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 18, 2023

Former Northern District of Illinois U.S. Attorney John Lausch has rejoined the Kirkland and Ellis law firm.

City of Prospect Heights Chicago Executive Airport Board of Directors met March 15

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 18, 2023

City of Prospect Heights Chicago Executive Airport Board of Directors met Wednesday, March 15

Lake County Board of Health met April 26

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 18, 2023

Lake County Board of Health met Wednesday, April 26

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City of Chicago Sues Solar Panel Company for Operating a Deceptive Business That Scammed Consumers

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 17, 2023

The City of Chicago and the Department of Law announced it has filed a lawsuit against Sun Badger Solar and its co-founders Trevor Sumner and Kristopher Sipe following an investigation that revealed the defendants induced dozens of consumers into making hefty up-front cash deposits for residential solar panel systems that Sun Badger was unable to install.

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Study finds half of Chicago residents witness shootings by the age of 40

By W.J. Kennedy | May 17, 2023

The astonishing findings of a 25-year study, recently published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), showed that 50 percent of city residents witnessed a shooting by the time they reached the age of 40.

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Hensel: ‘Illinois taxpayers are paying $7,100 a month in funds for pension payments to indicted former House Speaker, Michael Madigan’

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 17, 2023

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who resides in the 13th Ward, may lose his retirement benefits while awaiting trial.

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Quigley, Fitzpatrick, Kaptur & Bucshon Introduce RIDE for Ukraine Act

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 17, 2023

May 11 , U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus,along with Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) and Larry Bucshon, M.D.(R-IN-8), introduced the REAL ID Eligibility (RIDE) for Ukraine Act to grant REAL ID-eligibility to Ukrainian refugees. Currently, Ukrainians admitted to the United States through the Uniting for Ukraine program are ineligible for REAL ID-compliant documents, including driver’s licenses and state IDs, in 31 states.

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Posner: ‘For 13 years I saved all the evidence I had collected in my investigation of Doherty and happily turned it over to the FBI'

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 17, 2023

Following the conviction of the ComEd Four Kathy Posner is discussing her involvement in the case as a City Club of Chicago Board Member.

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Chicago Republican Party: ‘We urge the Mayor to exercise wisdom'

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 17, 2023

The Chicago Republican Party sent out a message of hope as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was inaugurated.

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Congresswoman Ramirez Statement on the End of Title 42 and Future of Asylum Seekers

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 17, 2023

The Homeland Security Committee Vice Ranking Member urged the Administration to meet the historic moment with a humanitarian approach to immigration and fully uphold the constitutional right to seek asylum

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Congresswoman Kelly Celebrates Passage of South Suburban Airport Legislation in Illinois State Legislature During National Infrastructure Week

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 17, 2023

On May 17, the Illinois State Senate passed a measure to require the Illinois Department of Transportation to begin the process of engaging private developers with interest in building a cargo airport in the south suburbs, a significant step forward in the effort to build a cargo hub in the area.

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O’Connor: ’What else did Madigan give to ComEd?’

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 17, 2023

Chicagoans who have invested in solar power are calling out ComEd’s reluctance to pay solar power users who provide electricity back into the power grid.

Lake County Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee met April 25

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 17, 2023

Lake County Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee met Tuesday, April 25

City of Wheaton Environmental Improvement Commission met April 25

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 17, 2023

City of Wheaton Environmental Improvement Commission met Tuesday, April 25