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State Representative Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) is pleased to bring her final senior driving seminar of the year to Lockport. The seminar is intended for older drivers looking to refresh their memory of the written driving test, a necessary step to renewing your license. The free class is offered at 10am on November 18th at the Lockport Police Department's community room, 1212 Farrell Road. "The Illinois Secretary of State's office imposes additional requirements and measures...
Outbreaks of the highly contagious disease pertussis, or whooping cough, occur every few years and should be taken seriously. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports a recent increase in cases, especially in young children and adolescents. The infection can cause serious illness in people of all ages, but can be particularly life- threatening in infants. Morris Hospital Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. John Bolden said pertussis affects the cilia in the upper...
Volunteer disaster responders with the American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois responded to 14 fires from Monday, October 28 through today in the Chicago & Northern Illinois area including fires in Algonquin, Bloomingdale, Glenwood, Lindenhurst, Rockford and more, with eight of these fires taking place in Chicago. Our volunteers assisted 80 individuals, including 47 adults and 33 children. The Red Cross helped with temporary housing, food, clothing and comfort kits...
Special Olympics Illinois athletes, Unified Partners, and coaches will converge at the 2019 Unified State Soccer Tournament on Saturday, November 2, 2019. The Schaumburg Indoor Sports Center (1141 IL-19, Schaumburg, IL 60193) will host the all-day competition. Eleven teams will compete in the Unified State Soccer tournament. The public is welcome to attend. Schedule as follows: Team Registration: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. First Set of Games: 9:00 a.m. Lunch Available: 11:00 a...
Republicans in the Illinois Senate unveiled a bill Wednesday that would give the legislative inspector general independent authority to launch investigations and issue subpoenas, something that previous inspectors general have also urged. Senate Bill 2297 was introduced Wednesday by Sen. Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington, and 17 other Republicans. "I believe the people of Illinois want us to relinquish the control that the Legislature has to police the actions of their colleagues...
A strict ethylene oxide regulatory bill passed the state House Wednesday with no votes to spare and promises of further discussion and potential amendments in the Senate. Just one Republican, Rep. David McSweeney of Barrington Hills, joined 59 Democrats in voting for House Bill 3888, while 47 lawmakers voted against it and four voted "present." The present votes were from Democrats Curtis Tarver of Chicago and Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez of Cicero, and Republicans Deanne Mazzoc...
The Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to sustain Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's veto of a bill that would have prohibited him, or any future governor, from seeking federal approval to weaken consumer protection provisions under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Senate Bill 2026, sponsored by Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, and Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, originally passed the Senate unanimously in April. It passed the House by a vote of 75-41 in May. It would have...
For the first time since the General Assembly adjourned its historic regular legislative session in early June, lawmakers will be back at the Capitol for more legislative action next week. The annual "veto session," so called because it's the Legislature's first opportunity to override the governor's vetoes each year, will convene Oct. 28-30 and Nov. 12-14. While the session had served as a battleground between former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats in the General...
Amid an ongoing flurry of federal investigative activity pertaining to state government, a bipartisan group of lawmakers called for the creation of a task force to recommend greater ethical safeguards during a Statehouse news conference Monday. “We’re not here to be the judge and the jury at all, we are here to start a conversation,” Rep. Tony McCombie, a Savanna Republican, said. “… We need the people who put us in office to be able to rely on us and trust us, and today, they can’t do that.” McCombie is sponsoring Ho...
The House Energy and Environment Committee diverged Monday on a pair of highly-publicized bills aiming to better regulate ethylene oxide gas emissions in the state, passing one while letting another remain in committee. The opposing votes represented a largely partisan split in a months-long effort from lawmakers to impose stricter regulations on, and create greater local authority to regulate, a known cancer-causing gas used in medical supply sterilization and manufacturing...
Chicago Teachers Union representatives are asking lawmakers for legislation that would force Chicago Public Schools to direct more of its state funding to services aimed at low-income students, English language learners and students with special needs. This comes amid a strike now stretching into its second week. Kurt Hilgendorf, a lobbyist for the union, told a legislative committee Monday Illinois' new Evidence Based Funding formula is designed, in part, to direct more...
Oswego's Little White School Museum invites all area residents to visit their annual "Remembering our Veterans" special exhibit at the museum, 72 Polk Street (Jackson at Polk), just two blocks from historic downtown Oswego. For the first time in the exhibit's 14-year history, it will be held for a full month, from Friday, Nov. 1 through Monday, Dec. 2. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The museum is located at 72 Polk Street (Jackson...
If you bought a Powerball ticket in Chapin, you may want to check it right away! A gas station in Chapin sold a $1,000,000 winning Powerball ticket for the Wednesday, October 23, evening drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at Chapin Fast Stop, 1715 U.S. Highway 67, in Chapin and matched all five numbers – 5- 12 - 50 - 61 - 69 – but not the Powerball number, which was 23, to win a $1,000,000 prize. The retailer will receive a bonus of $10,000, or one percent of the pri...
SPRINGFIELD - Vaping and other industry stakeholders opposing legislation banning flavored products said Thursday the bill would have negative health and economic impacts. Democratic Villa Park Rep. Deb Conroy's Flavored Tobacco Ban Act would outlaw the sale or distribution of nicotine products with a "distinguishable taste or aroma." It applies to cigarettes, cigars, hookahs, chewing tobacco, vape pods and other products. The bill is set for consideration when lawmakers...
The Fire Protection Research Foundation (Research Foundation), the research affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), has received nearly $200,000 in Fire Prevention and Safety Grant money from FEMA to study the Economic and Emotional Impact of an Active Shooter/Hostile Event. The Research Foundation will oversee the two-year project working closely with NFPA and, in particular, the technical committee for NFPA 3000, Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile...
Acclaimed children's theatre North Shore Dance & Theater (NSDT), conveniently located in the near North Chicago suburb of Glenview, is holding a thrilling all-ages fundraising event Saturday, November 16 celebrating the magic of Disney's blockbuster musical classic Frozen. Frozen Fantasy Fest will allow Disney fans to meet and take pictures with Frozen characters Elsa, Anna, and Olaf live in person. The event will also feature hands-on arts and crafts projects, games,...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife, M.K. Pritzker, reported more than $6 million in gross income last year, about $5.5 million of which was federally taxable, according to a nine-page summary of 2018 state and federal tax returns released by his campaign Tuesday. The governor's campaign did not, however, release any tax return documentation regarding trust funds which benefit the Pritzkers. The only information about the trusts was contained in a single sentence in the email...
The Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and Northwestern University are co-hosting a fun kids-oriented chemistry community event on Saturday, October 19th, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the TECH Building at Northwestern’s Evanston Campus in Evanston. More information can be found at chicagoacs.org. Admission to the event is free and it is open to all ages and fans of chemistry. All activities are for children from K - 12. This outreach event is part of the celebration for National Chemistry Week (NCW), occurring f...
A Republican lawmaker has filed legislation to reinstate the death penalty in Illinois, calling it an "effective tool" to dissuade violent crime. Barrington Hills Rep. David McSweeney first announced his intention to introduce the bill in August, after mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, killed 31 people. The Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2019, filed Thursday, would restore state death penalty law to what it was eight years ago, before former Gov. Pat Quinn...
Indiana's retail sportsbooks enjoyed an impressive first month that has the state competitive with more established legal sports betting markets, according to PlayIndiana.com analysts. Fueled by retail sportsbooks most closely to the situated Chicago market, Indiana retail sportsbooks accepted $35.2 million in bets in September, producing $8.6 million in adjusted gross revenue for the sportsbooks, according to official reporting released Wednesday. With Indiana's 9.5% tax,...
Lawmakers will aim to pass a law capping out-of-pocket insulin costs at $100 per one month's supply when they return for the fall veto session, the bill's sponsors announced Friday at a Chicago news conference. "How much would you pay to keep yourself alive? How much would you pay to keep your children alive?" asked state Sen. Andy Manar, a Bunker Hill Democrat who is sponsoring Senate Bill 667, Amendment 1. Manar said pharmaceutical companies, insurers and other industry insi...
Volunteer disaster responders with the American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois responded to 18 fires from Monday, October 7 to today across the region including fires in Dolton, Harvard, Blue Island, Waukegan, Dixon, Maywood, Harvey and more with eight of these fires occurring in Chicago. The Red Cross assisted 85 individuals, including 59 adults and 26 children with temporary housing, food, clothing and comfort kits with toiletry items, information about recovery...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity introduced a five-year economic plan this week, focusing on six industries that can boost the state's economy and a variety of programs to build its workforce and encourage population growth. It's the first such plan since former Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn released his in July 2014, when he declared, "Illinois is in the midst of a resurgence." "Over the past five years, the state has battled back from the...
SPRINGFIELD – Bipartisan support appears to be building in the Illinois General Assembly for a statewide ban on red-light cameras. Those are devices that some municipalities install at intersections to detect drivers running through red lights or turning without coming to a full stop. Critics of those devices, however, argue they serve only to generate revenue and are a potential source of political corruption. "Studies have shown that it does not improve safety. In fact, t...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Bass Pro Shops, North America's premier outdoor and conservation company, is looking to hire thousands of seasonal workers to prepare for the busy holiday shopping season and the return of its popular Santa's Wonderland experience. During a National Hiring Event on Thursday, October 17, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's locations across the U.S. and Canada will conduct on-site interviews from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.* Seasonal retail positions are available in all the...