politics

The Cook County Republican Party expects a challenge of their newly filed candidates from Chicago Democrats who are well-known for the cottage industry they have developed in Cook County by aggressively challenging prospective opponent's petitions, in order to knock them off the ballot and sail right back into office.

This is not a partisan issue. This is an issue that is a matter of our life. Yet we are still discharging sewage into our drinking water supply up and down to the Gulf of Mexico.”

The Secretary of State is the chief librarian in the state of Illinois, responsible for millions of dollars that go into our libraries across the state.

“When (former Governor Bruce Rauner) cut off funding for social services, we didn't have a budget for two years. There's a direct correlation in the decrease of state funding, and the increase of violence, a direct correlation of it."

"A lot of times when there are mandatory court room hearings, they feel that the judge has already made up his or her mind. They don't feel like they're actually being listened to and that is so important.” #monicasomerville

I've been knocking door to door throughout the district for several months now. One of the biggest issues that people raised to me is that they don't feel like they get a fair shake when they come into court." #jimgleffe

“It was one of the greatest honors of my lifetime to pull together the forces of Chicago’s philanthropic and business sectors to create the Chatham Education and Workforce Center from the ground up,” said Norington-Reaves. #chathameducationandworkforcecenter

“I believe that fairness is important. I believe that helping people navigate a very, very difficult system is essential,”

More than 100 clergy have given their commitment to support his campaign to replace Jesse White, who is vacating the seat at the end of the current term.

The complaints allege wrongdoing and possible official misconduct against the Shields Township Assessor Scott Helton and Shield Township Trustee Kathryn Walker-Eich