Governor Pritzker Signs Legislation Addressing Rise in Organized Retail Thefts

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•May 18, 2022• Governor Pritzker last Friday joined Attorney General Kwame Raoul, lawmakers, advocates, and law enforcement officials to sign legislation designed to combat a nationwide rise in coordinated retail thefts. “This new law represents another important step to fight crime and advance public safety in Illinois,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “This is how we protect store workers and customers, prevent militarized storefronts and empty commercial corridors, and across the board, make communities safer for all who call them home. And I look forward to furthering our work to shape a public safety system that works for all of us, … Read More

Sullivan Blue Dolphins Plunge into the Pool

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•May 18, 2022• by Sara Cremeens NP Guest Writer Sullivan Blue Dolphins were back in the pool recently. April 30 through May 1, 2022, swimmers participated in the Saluki International at Carbondale, IL. Third place high point winners 13-14 girls, Emily Crosier, boys Liam Donovan. Deanna Clark took home the third place high point winner for the open girls. In the 10 and under, Claire Standifer took second place girls, while Eli Crosier took the third place boys. … Read More

Former Lawmakers Seek Back Pay for Raises they Voted Against

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•May 18, 2022• By Capital News Illinois Two former state senators who sponsored and voted for bills to reduce lawmakers’ pay and forgo annual cost-of-living adjustments are now asking the Illinois Supreme Court to declare those measures unconstitutional and award them their back pay. Former Sens. Michael Noland, D-Elgin, and James Clayborne, D-Belleville, have been successful so far in their legal efforts, prevailing in 2019 in Cook County Circuit Court before Judge Franklin Valderrama. But Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, the defendant in the case, filed a direct appeal to the state’s highest court arguing that Valderrama got the decision wrong. … Read More