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Parent lashes out against CRT in Homer Glen schools: "We are not OK with this; we will not back down'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 24, 2021

Castigating the form of instruction “as damaging to our kids,” parent and former Illinois State Senate candidate Michelle Lee is vowing to do everything she can to stop critical race theory from coming to the Homer Glen 33C school district.

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Batinick backs Asian-American history bill

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 17, 2021

Veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) recently took to the House floor to make his feelings known about a bill seeking to add Asian-American history into school curricula.

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Bailey to speak at Will County event

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 3, 2021

Now running for governor, state Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is set to speak at the Families of Church Carnival in Channonhon on June 6.

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Homer Township Republicans host Lincoln Day Dinner

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 1, 2021

The Homer Township Republican Lincoln Day Dinner is scheduled for June at the Palos Country Club in Orland Park.Hosted by HTRO chairman Steve Balich, the event kicks off at 5:30 p.m.

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Activist accuses Newman of offering a job to keep him out of tight primary race

By Glenn Minnis | May 27, 2021

Newly-elected Democratic Congresswoman Marie Newman (D-Chicago) is facing allegations of having promised a local activist a lucrative taxpayer-funded job in her administration in exchange for him staying out of the primary race she narrowly captured over longtime incumbent Dan Lipinski.

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Batinick recalls Obama's words: 'Gerrymandering is bad for the country, bad for the state'

By Glenn Minnis | May 21, 2021

Veteran Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) says everything he sees Democrats in Springfield doing now on the issue of map redistricting is opposite of how local government was intended to function.

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Welter says 'politics got in the way' for earlier hearings on COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle Veterans' Home

By Glenn Minnis | May 20, 2021

Republican state Rep. David Welter wishes everyone would have responded as quickly as he and several of his colleagues did to the LaSalle Veterans’ Home tragedy.

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Plainfield Pride leader wants 'to make sure our voices are heard' in new district maps

By Glenn Minnis | May 20, 2021

Plainfield Pride executive director Jes Mcllvain wants to ensure all Illinois factions are accurately represented in the new map redistricting.

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Batinick: 'The CDC guidelines are pretty clear. If you're vaccinated, you don't need a mask inside'

By Glenn Minnis | May 19, 2021

Illinois veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) has grown tired of all the double-talk he insists he hears on the subject of masks mandates.

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Walton on NorthPoint project: 'There is just a need for this to happen'

By Glenn Minnis | May 17, 2021

Put the Rev. Frank Walton's name on the growing list of influential figures now calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to act on the NorthPoint Project, a development some have projected could mean thousands of jobs for the Joliet community.

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Pritzker told Northpoint development would 'create thousands of jobs'

By Glenn Minnis | May 14, 2021

A group of locally elected officials have signed off on a letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker asking him to look into getting started on the $1.9 billion Compass Global Logistics Hub known as the Northpoint Project.

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Curran: Republican bill puts 'citizens in complete control of the redistricting process'

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 11, 2021

Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) thinks Republican legislation changing the redistricting process will make the required legislative map-making process fairer.

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Parents For Choice: 'It's amazing' Todd get elected to Plainfield school board

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 11, 2021

Parents for Choice slate members aren't being shy about expressing their excitement over Rick Todd being the lone member of the group voted to the Plainfield School District 202 board.

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Batinick: ‘This has caused some stress on the pension system’

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 11, 2021

Illinois House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick is concerned about what impact House Bill 0126 could have on the state's already overburdened pension system.

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Six Republicans capture seats; Mitchell: 'Wheatland Township has been run efficiently and with transparency'

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 9, 2021

Six Republican candidates were among those recently voted into power in Wheatland Township.

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Durkin: Illinoisans want 'politics removed from redistricting'

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 5, 2021

Republican House Floor Leader Jim Durkin (R-Burre Ridge) is stressing the stakes couldn’t be higher in the ongoing fair maps debate.

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Rezin: Speakers at redistricting meetings 'critical of the lack of transparency in this process'

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 4, 2021

Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is pushing lawmakers to give voters the one thing they seem to want most in the ongoing map redistricting debate.

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Rezin: Hospital reopening measure a 'unique situation in an area that needs these services'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 30, 2021

Illinois state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is in full support of legislation that amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.

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Fricilone: Homer Township supervisor race one to watch

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 30, 2021

Will County Board member Mike Fricilone has come to have such a good impression of Steve Balich he finds it easy to support him in his run for Homer Township supervisor.

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McCullagh: Parents for Choice candidates 'doing a great job and want to get students back to school'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 30, 2021

Tom McCullagh thinks the Parents for Choice slate is just what Plainfield School District 202 needs.