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Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval was formally charged in federal court Monday with bribery and tax fraud. The indictment comes one day before lawmakers are set to return to Springfield for the 2020 legislative session. Sandoval, a Chicago Democrat whose Statehouse offices were raided by federal agents in September, announced in November that he would resign his Senate office. His resignation took effect Jan. 1, and he has since been succeeded by former Rep. Celina...
Joliet Public Library received a subgrant for $40,000 from the Reaching Across Illinois Library System’s (RAILS) Census 2020: It Counts! grant project. Joliet Public Library is a subrecipient of the funds awarded to RAILS from the Pritzker Administration and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). In applying for the grant, Joliet Public Library put forth a unique plan involving its community partners and demonstrated its commitment to ensuring a complete census count, explained how an accurate count can affect i...
The Downers Grove Area District 58 PTA Council welcomes families and community members to the Author Fest Book Signing on Friday, Feb. 21 from 6:15-8 p.m. at the Downers Grove Public Library. This year’s featured authors will arrive at 6:30 p.m. All those present before 8 p.m. may have their books signed. The event will feature four prominent children's authors – Bibi Belford, Jacob Grant, Natalie Rompella and Suzanne Slade. Bring a book to be signed and your camera to take a photo. The book signing will conclude the 202...
The WCHD (Will County Health Department) and IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) are investigating two health care-associated cases of Legionnaire’s disease at a senior home in Plainfield. No potential source locations outside the facility have been identified. Both WCHD and the IDPH are now working with Lakewood Nursing Home & Rehab in Plainfield to collect information and further investigate any potential cases. IDPH has recommended that Lakewood Nursing Home and Rehab conduct surveillance to identify other p...
The luxury helicopter that crashed Sunday morning in California, killing all nine people on board including former NBA star Kobe Bryant, was once owned by the state of Illinois. The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter was built in 1991, according to the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft registry. The state of Illinois used it from 2007 to 2015, according to helicopter information database Helis. Under the direction of former Gov. Bruce Rauner, the state sold the helicopter...
Flowing Forth United Methodist Church in Aurora will stage a fourth annual Mardi Gras-style jazz concert on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 25, to open Lent, 40 days leading to Easter. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Flowing Forth UMC meets at Aurora Christian School, 2255 Sullivan Rd. in Aurora. Please enter door 11. The church and school are not affiliated. Rev. Derek Rogers, Flowing Forth pastor, said the event includes a chili supper at 5:30 p.m. followed by a...
A Chicago resident is the second person in the United States with a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, and has killed at least 26 people in that country and sickened 900 worldwide. "At this time, the risk to the general public remains low," Gov. JB Pritzker said at an unrelated news conference Friday. The individual who tested positive for the virus is a Chicago woman who recently returned from Wuhan. Pritzker said the number of people...
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday capping the out-of-pocket cost of prescription insulin for many people in Illinois. Senate Bill 667, sponsored by Sen. Andy Manar, a Bunker Hill Democrat, caps the cost at $100 for a 30-day supply, a significant reduction for many diabetes patients currently paying hundreds of dollars per month for the life-saving medication. The law takes effect Jan. 1, 2021. Each year after that, insurers are allowed to raise the...
Tickets for the 2020 Plainfield Giving Gala are available for sale at http://plainfieldgivinggala.org. Hosted by the Friends for Charitable Giving, which is a tax exempt public charity organized and operated by volunteers, the mission of the Giving Gala is to raise funds to support charitable causes in the Plainfield area, help those in need within our community, and have a wonderful time doing it. Last year’s Gala provided approximately $70,000 in funding for local charitable organizations. The Plainfield Giving Gala is a b...
Fans of superstar Nelly will be shaking their tail feathers July 4th at the Exchange Club of Naperville's 33rd Ribfest, now located in Romeoville. The world-renowned and multi-talented artist is the king of summer anthem songs, and an influencer in the musical, television and sports worlds which makes him a fascinating entertainer. "We can't wait to host Nelly," says Mary Howenstine, director of marketing for Ribfest. "He's tremendously talented artist and philanthropist....
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and newly-elected Illinois Senate President Don Harmon added their voices Wednesday to a growing chorus of state officials calling for legislative hearings to determine how more than 500 people who identified themselves as non-U.S. citizens became registered to vote through the state's new automatic voter registration system. "I think it's appropriate, again, for transparency, for getting all the information, so we know what went wrong," Pritzker to...
The Plainfield Park District has been awarded a $400,000 park improvement grant from the State of Illinois. Funds from the Open Space Land Acquisition & Development (OSLAD) grant will be used to complete a planned renovation of the Park District's 75-acre Eaton Preserve on West 135th St., which includes a picnic shelter, playground, and natural area. The scope of the planned improvements includes upgrades to the park's existing playground, picnic area, and shed. In addition,...
Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is the new Senate president, thanks, in large part, to a group of moderate suburban and downstate Democrats who quietly supported him in his monthslong rise to the head of the chamber. The group, calling itself the "X Caucus" is made up of "approximately 10 to 12" members depending on the issue, said Democratic Tinley Park Sen. Michael Hastings. He also noted the caucus sought certain concessions in backing Harmon, including increased power at the...
Two Illinois school districts defended their actions against an elementary school teacher and a restoration company before the Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday. The justices' eventual decisions could determine how school employees can use paid family leave, and whether contracts are enforceable if they should not have been signed in the first place. Can paid family leave pick up after breaks? Margaret Dynak, a teacher at Westview Elementary School in the Chicago suburb of...
Oakton Community College invites you to celebrate Black History Month by attending a pair of free events that highlight the accomplishments of notable African Americans. Both events are open to the public. Black History Month kicks off with an opportunity to journey through the black experience with a visit to the True Black History Traveling Museum, which will be at the Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, in Room 1606. The museum...
Farm on Franks Application Open The Farm on Frank’s application process is open as of January 2, 2020. If you are interested in applying for a plot at the community garden for the 2020 farming season, please return the application, found at https://www.vniles.com/910/Farm-on-Franks, to [email protected], [email protected], or in person on the 2nd floor of 1000 Civic Center Drive, Niles IL 60714. Please note, the application process closes on 03/20/2020. Automated Call: Winter Storm Parking 1/17/2020 Residents received an a...
The census provides critical data that lawmakers, business owners, teachers, and many others use to provide daily services, products, and support for you and your community. Every year, billions of dollars in federal funding go to hospitals, fire departments, schools, roads, and other resources based on census data. The results of the census also determine the number of seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives, and they are used to draw congressional and state legislative districts. April 1, 2020:...
Recently, from Dec. 16 through Jan. 2, the Woodridge Police Department partnered with the Illinois Department of Transportation [IDOT] and law enforcement across the state of Illinois for the 2019 holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. In those couple weeks, law enforcement officers showed more attentiveness and zero tolerance for impaired driving, seatbelt violations and other traffic violations. “The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over is really in conjunction with th...
For the last 21 years consecutively, the Suenos-Latin Jazz Quartet has performed at the Downers Grove Public Library. Stylistic music encompassing Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Flamenco, Fusion and other music is what is performed, and they're led by Steve Hasimoto. Hashimoto, from the age of five, started playing music and said he never felt right if a day went by where he wasn't making different types of music. Originally a trumpet player, Hashimoto then moved on to be a guitar and...
Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) was named chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee’s Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight. The subcommittee is empowered with investigative and oversight authority over all matters concerning non-defense federal research. “As a scientist who spent 24 years working at one of America’s great national laboratories, I know firsthand just how critical federal research is to our nation’s ability to confront challenges and for supporting the innovation that maintains the com...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is January 20, 2020. Serve Illinois encourages people across the state to take part in National Day of Service by volunteering in their community. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was designated a National Day of Service by Congress in 1994. Dr. King said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” “Illinoisans answer this question each day by helping their neighbors and their community. Volunteerism is the answer,” said Serve Illinois Executive Dir...
The Will County Board voted at their December meeting to move forward with a motor fuel tax to improve safety for motorists with repairs to aging roads, many of which are over 50 years old and built to support a county population that was less than half of what it is today. “We are excited to improve safety on our roads,” said Will County Board Speaker Denise Winfrey (D-Joliet). “Our residents want and deserve improved shoulders and turn lanes, better traffic signals, and much needed road resurfacing.” The impact fee will ap...
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded more than $1.2 million in FY 2020 School District Library Grant Program awards to 684 public school districts. More than 1.5 million Illinois students served by school library programs will benefit from the grants. “As a former public school teacher and administrator, I know our school libraries are very important in helping students learn and prepare themselves for the future,” White said. “Illinois was the first state to implement a school district grant progr...
Join the Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce for the 2020 State of the Village Luncheon & Address on Thursday, January 16 at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. Registration opens at 11:00 a.m. with the program beginning at Noon. With over 600 attendees each year, this is the premier business professionals luncheon in the suburban Chicago area. Roger C. Claar, Mayor of the Village of Bolingbrook, serves as the keynote speaker. Mix it up with local, regional, statewide, and national business and civic leaders. Sponsors receive...
Romeoville Mayor John Noak was recently reappointed to serve on the National League of Cities (NLC) Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee. "This is one of the two associations for municipalities on the national level," Noak said. "It is our national association." For this specific committee, Noak will oversee along with other members to have the responsibility for developing NLC's federal policy positions on issues involving transportation, that includes...