Will County Gazette

McGowan runs for Minooka Community School District seat, says ‘parents are being disregarded’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Feb 9, 2023

Thomas J. McGowan cites COVID-19 as the reason that pushed him to launch a campaign to run for a vacancy on the Minooka Community Consolidated School District (CCSD).

Batinick: 'The SAFE-T Act needs to be repealed today to ensure the safety of our residents’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 4, 2022

State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) has called for the repeal of the SAFE-T Act in the interest of public safety.

Batinick: Democrats should ‘have worked with us to pass robust ethics reform years ago’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 27, 2022

With a couple of state legislators facing criminal allegations, State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) said Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s request that they resign doesn’t go far enough to restore integrity in office.

Alzheimer's advocates thank Curran for backing dementia training bill

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Feb 3, 2022

An Alzheimer’s advocacy group recently thanked Sen. John Curran for sponsoring a bill that would make sure medical service providers continue to undergo annual dementia training.