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Recent News About Cook County
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Marter launches challenge to Underwood: 'Illinois and people of 14th District deserve better'
Kendall County Republican Party Chairman James Marter has launched a challenge to incumbent Illinois Rep. Lauren Underwood for the 14th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024.
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Gov. JB Pritzker blasts Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision, charges 'legacy of discrimination and oppression has not nearly been reversed'
JB Pritzker is blasting the Supreme Court's decision to effectively gut the law allowing schools to consider race in making college admissions decisions on July 1.
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Pritzker: Biden ‘in the last two and a half years, has gotten more done than most presidents get done in four or eight years’
While Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is one of three democratic leaders thought to be raising their profile on the national stage to possibly make a run for the White House, he recently praised President Biden for doing a “terrific job.”
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Curran mourns Chamber CEO Maisch: 'The business community lost a champion for working people'
State Sen. John Curran (R-Lemont) is fondly remembering Illinois Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Todd Maisch as a champion for working people.
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Pritzker: 'Book bans are about censorship, marginalizing people, marginalizing ideas and facts'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on June 13 officially signed off on legislation that makes Illinois the first state in the nation to ban libraries from banning books.
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Sen. Curran criticizes Illinois budget: 'It is alarming to me'
Illinois State Senator John Curran recently voiced his criticism over the newly signed $50.6 billion fiscal year 2024 budget, pointing out a bevy of aspects in the plan that he says Republican lawmakers oppose and have fought to keep from being part of the plan.
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Pritzker: He will be 'a vital addition to the agency,' announcing Sanjay Gupta appointment as Secretary of the Department of Innovation and Technology
Renowned IT expert Sanjay Gupta played a key role in working through the COVID-19 pandemic by running the U.S. federal government’s pandemic aid portals and helping small businesses during the pandemic’s peak, and now he will be serving the state of Illinois as the new Secretary of the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT).
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Pritzker: 'My office made this change years ago, and I look forward to signing this bill into law to ensure a more equitable Illinois'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has expressed his intention to endorse a bill, known as HB 3768, which was successfully passed by the legislature on May 19.
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Stoller supports bill to provide pay information to job seekers
Lawmakers in Springfield, Illinois, including Win Stoller, an Illinois state senator, supported the advancement of a measure that mandates employers to include a pay scale and anticipated benefits for every position advertised in job postings.
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Pritzker speaks on affordable housing, grants: 'In Illinois, we believe every single person deserves to live in a home that is safe and affordable'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently announced $15 million is available in grant funding to support affordable housing and community revitalization efforts across the state.
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Haas: 'Child abuse is a terrible evil that impacts too many innocent lives each year'
Illinois State Rep. Jackie Haas (R-Kankakee) is raising awareness for the month of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month and urging families to work together to prevent child abuse.
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Haas-sponsored bill honoring fallen police officer passes House Transportation Committee: 'We honor her heroism'
House Joint Resolution 15, a measure introduced by House Assistant Minority Leader Jackie Haas, R-Kanakee, passed the House Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee with bipartisan support.
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Haas marks World Social Work Day by recognizing local workers in industry: 'It’s important we recognize these professionals who touch so many lives'
State Rep. Jackie Haas, R-Kanakee, recently commemorated World Social Work Day by honoring local social workers in an industry that she has worked in for more than three decades.
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Tracy says Democrats have won 'many close elections on the strength of their Vote By Mail programs'
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy is encouraging more voters to take advantage of absentee voting to boost the party's overall chances of victory in the April 4 election.
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Pritzker says ending cashless bail is a 'more fair system'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that ending the cashless bail system would be a "more fair" way of handing bonds, as the governor awaits a ruling on the issue by the state Supreme Court.
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Khanna: 'Our challenge is to get that message out to factory towns, to rural communities and communities of color'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has joined forces with a group of Democratic leaders to work with and on behalf of President Joe Biden in his expected re-election campaign.
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Rezin: 'My heart goes out to the family, friends and fellow officers of Chicago Police Officer Andres Vasquez Lasso'
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) recently sent her sympathies to the family and colleagues of fallen police officer Andres Vásquez-Lasso, of the Marquette Park neighborhood.
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Curran: 'I'm thinking of the friends, family, colleagues and sacrifice of Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso'
State Sen. John Curran (R-Lemont) is sending his sympathies to the family of fallen police officer Andres Vásquez-Lasso.
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O’Dekirk: 'There was a serious attempt to get Hollywood to leave Joliet and move to other cities'
Bob O’Dekirk , Mayor of the City of Joliet, said The Joliet City Council has approved plans for the development of the new, 15-acre Hollywood Casino Joliet at Rock Run Crossings. on Feb 22nd.
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Stoller blasts Pritzker budget proposal: 'We cannot continue to increase our spending year after year'
Rep. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) says that Gov. Pritzker's budget proposal will drastically increase state spending to the tune of more than $10 billion or 25% in five years' time.