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Cook County Clerk Yarbrough seeks to recruit veterans as election judges

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Cook County Clerk Yarbrough seeks to recruit veterans as election judges

Cook County Clerk Yarbrough seeks to recruit veterans as election judges Facing a critical shortage of election poll workers, Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough announced Tuesday that her office is launching a campaign to recruit military veterans to serve as Election Judges in the upcoming November Gubernatorial Election. The Clerk’s Office, which administers elections…

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Ali Center announces Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award recipients 

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Ali Center announces Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award recipients 

Ali Center announces Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award recipients  Dr. Anthony Fauci, World Central Kitchen, Alice Houston, and NBA Star Malcom Brogdon headline slate of nine awardees  . National CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller to host the event   The ninth annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards will take place Saturday, November 5, and boasts another esteemed panel…

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Beverly Arts Centers hosts play on Ann Landers Oct. 6 – 9

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Beverly Arts Centers hosts play on Ann Landers Oct. 6 – 9

Beverly Arts Centers hosts play on Ann Landers Oct. 6 – 9 Beverly Arts Center’s electrifying 2022/2023 theatre season, BOLD VOICES, opens Thursday, October 6th with the hit play, The Lady With All the Answers. Ann Landers was many things: columnist, icon, even 1978’s “most influential woman in the US’“. This intimate play takes audiences…

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Polish scholar Maciej Olchawa addresses Poland and the Ukraine War Oct. 2

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Polish scholar Maciej Olchawa addresses Poland and the Ukraine War Oct. 2

Polish scholar Maciej Olchawa addresses Poland and the Ukraine War Oct. 2 As Artist-in-Residence at Loyola University Chicago, THE LIRA ENSEMBLE is delighted to help spread the word that Polish and American donors have established a new fund at the KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION to sponsor scholars from Poland to come to Loyola each year, to teach…

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Pritzker proves you don’t need toilets in a glass house

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Pritzker proves you don’t need toilets in a glass house

Pritzker proves you don’t need toilets in a glass house Illinois Governor JB Pritzker attacked his critics recently and called for people to resign from office, especially those that challenge his lobbyist cronies. But he doesn’t hesitate to manipulate real estate to reduce the amount of state property taxes he owes on his multi-million properties….

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Fatherhood symposium set for Oct. 1 in Joliet

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Fatherhood symposium set for Oct. 1 in Joliet

Fatherhood symposium set for Oct. 1 in Joliet The Illinois Council on Responsible Fatherhood, a state board established in 2004 to promote paternal involvement in the upbringing of their children, will present its 2022 annual symposium on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 1:30 p.m. at the Joliet Public Library, 150 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. The event…

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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Lakeview co-hosts inaugural Oktoberfest Oct 1 – 2

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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Lakeview co-hosts inaugural Oktoberfest Oct 1 – 2

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Lakeview co-hosts inaugural Oktoberfest Oct 1 – 2 Ou Lady of Mount Carmel, in partnership with Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce, announce the inaugural OcktoberFest, October 1 – 2 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Held in the East Parking Lot in Lakeview, Our Lady of Mount…

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Will County Prosecutor Glasgow files suit against Pritzker’s Safe-T Act

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Will County Prosecutor Glasgow files suit against Pritzker’s Safe-T Act

Will County Prosecutor Glasgow files suit against Pritzker’s Safe-T Act The Safe-T Act HB 3653 was pushed through the Illinois General Assembly during the middle of the night in January 2022 in order to ease the punishments against criminals and making law abiding citizens exposed to dangerous criminals. Will County Prosecutor. Pritzker signed the bill …

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Pritzker supports criminals and disguises truth about Safe-T Act

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Pritzker supports criminals and disguises truth about Safe-T Act

Pritzker supports criminals and disguises truth about Safe-T Act Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is trying to distort his record of supporting suspects by easing the punishments on criminals. Pritzker, who has close ties to lobbyists who are pouring millions into his campaign coffers, is seeking to build up his image so that he can run…

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CLE at Leving firm to focus on excluding therapist testimony in family law cases

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CLE at Leving firm to focus on excluding therapist testimony in family law cases

CLE at Leving firm to focus on excluding therapist testimony in family law cases The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. will host the next presentation of the Arthur S. Kallow Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar Series on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. CDT at 19 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago. Attorney Michael…

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Safe-T Act law being exaggerated by both far Right and Left

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Safe-T Act law being exaggerated by both far Right and Left

Safe-T Act law being exaggerated by both far Right and Left Democrats have undermined their fight against crime with the confusing and unexplained Safe-T Act. The November 8 election come down to two powerful issues, Roe v Wade for Democrats, and the Safe-T Act for Republicans. The Republican fight against crime has counterbalanced the Democrat…

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Cook County Justice Advisory Council to Host Information Session on the Funding Opportunity

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Cook County Justice Advisory Council to Host Information Session on the Funding Opportunity

Cook County Justice Advisory Council to Host Information Session on the Funding Opportunity Cook County Commissioner Frank Aguilar Encourages Application for $5 Million in Funding for Domestic Violence Intervention and Support Services Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Justice Advisory Council (JAC) announced an American Rescue Plan Act funded initiative to…

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Orland Fire District board members denounces Illinois Safe-T Act as “threat to First Responders”

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Orland Fire District board members denounces Illinois Safe-T Act as “threat to First Responders”

Orland Fire District board members denounces Illinois Safe-T Act as “threat to First Responders” Officials of the Orland Fire Protection District board of trustees this week denounced the adoption of the Illinois “Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act,” also known as the SAFE-T Act, saying it reduces punishments and accountability for criminals and while undermining…

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Raymond Lopez says 500th Chicago murder unacceptable fir America’s 3rd largest city

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Raymond Lopez says 500th Chicago murder unacceptable fir America’s 3rd largest city

Raymond Lopez says 500th Chicago murder unacceptable fir America’s 3rd largest city Chicago homicides this year higher than New York City and Los Angeles with larger populations   Alderman Raymond Lopez (15th ward), candidate for Mayor of Chicago expressed outrage at the city reaching 500th homicide in Chicago so far this year. On Sunday, West Pullman…

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Former Alderman, State Senator Jeremiah Joyce author’s book on Chicago politics, race and more

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Former Alderman, State Senator Jeremiah Joyce author’s book on Chicago politics, race and more

Former Alderman, State Senator Jeremiah Joyce author’s book on Chicago politics, race and more Former Chicago Alderman and State Senator Jeremiah Joyce has written a compelling book that offers insights not only into Chicago politics but into life growing up in early Chicago, the Irish community, and race relations called “Still Burning.” His stories add…

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Leving presents books on Fathers’ Rights at Printers Row Literary Fest

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Leving presents books on Fathers’ Rights at Printers Row Literary Fest

Leving presents books on Fathers’ Rights at Printers Row Literary Fest Renowned Fathers’ Rights attorney Jeffery M. Leving will greet attendees and autograph his books at the Printer’s Row Book Festival this weekend beginning today (Saturday) and Sunday Sept. 10 through 11th. Leving, who will be there both days, will showcase his writings at the…

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Nichols and colleagues collect bottled water for Jackson residents

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Nichols and colleagues collect bottled water for Jackson residents

Nichols and colleagues collect bottled water for Jackson residents State Rep. Cyril Nicholas, State Sen. Elect Willie Preston, and 18th Ward Alderman Derrick Curtis collected thousands of bottles of water, enough to fill two 18-wheel semi-trucks to help the water-starved residents of Jackson, Mississippi. Nichols, whose 32nd House District includes the 6th Ward, 15th Ward,…

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Officials host bottled water donation drive to help residents of Jackson, Mississippi, Saturday Sept. 3, 6 AM to 6 PM

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Officials host bottled water donation drive to help residents of Jackson, Mississippi, Saturday Sept. 3, 6 AM to 6 PM

Officials host bottled water donation drive to help residents of Jackson, Mississippi, Saturday Sept. 3, 6 AM to 6 PM State Rep. Cyril Nichols, State Sen. Elect Willie Preston, and 18th Ward Alderman Derrick Curtis are hosting a daylong public water collection event to distribute bottled water to residents of Jackson, Mississippi where the water…

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