Across the country, Republican state legislators have been busy imposing new voting restrictions and devising corrupt redistricting schemes to give their party more power than they could win under a fair system. Republicans in the U.S. Senate protected that wrongdoing again in October by using filibuster rules to stop federal voting rights legislation from coming […]
Senate Republicans block this generation’s Voting Rights Act: Will President Biden Meet the Challenge?
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Blacks, Veteran’s Day and Critical Race Theory
Veterans Day was created as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. It became a national holiday by an act of Congress in 1938. As we honor the memory of those who served in this great conflict, separately and apart from other occasions honoring our War […]
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Bolingbrook girl gets book published
Trinity White, a third grader at Independence Elementary School in Bolingbrook, loves to write and loves to draw. She placed her completed creations into a drawer at home for her mom. Shaquita White went into the drawer one day and found half a dozen of Trinity’s completed books and realized her daughter has a talent […]
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New village administrator hired in Plainfield
After about six months, Plainfield finally has a permanent village administrator. The Plainfield Village Board, replacing Brian Murphy, who served nearly a decade in the top position, hired Joshua Blakemore unanimously on Monday. Blakemore is currently the city administrator at Marengo. He has a master of public administration degree from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. […]
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Trinity Services donors can double their impact in lives of people with disabilities
Supporters of Trinity Services, Inc. can double their impact in the lives of people with disabilities this November. The Coleman Foundation is generously matching $125 of every gift of $125 or more made to Trinity Services from Nov. 1 through #GivingTuesday on Nov. 30, up to a total of $12,500. Every donation makes a direct […]
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Will County health opens vaccine clinics for pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations
After approval earlier this week by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is recommending the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages five to 11. On Monday, November 8, the Will County Health Department joined local pediatricians, pharmacies, and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and other community partners to administer […]
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2021 Land Rover Discovery R Dynamic S
In our view the most impressive thing about the Land Rover Discovery was under the hood. Our Discovery R Dynamic S had a 3.0-liter straight six that made 355 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. It was mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters. This combination got 18 mpg in the city, […]
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Troy Shorewood elementary students donate to the troops
The 4th grade Student Ambassadors of Troy Shorewood Elementary School recently teamed up with the Knights of Columbus to collect goods for troops in the U.S. military through Operation Care Package. One of the club’s sponsors, teacher Kristin McGuire, said the students also drew pictures and wrote letters to go in the packages to help […]
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Wayne’s Words: Thanksgiving, how did we get here?
Next week is Thanksgiving. There will be gatherings and celebrations enjoyed with family and food. It is the most American of all the holidays we observe. It’s not a day for exchanging gifts. It’s not a celebration of the start of a new year or the birthdays of presidents. It’s not a day of commemorations […]
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PGA JobMatch for the PGA Championship, KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is open for applications at PGAImpact.org through Dec. 14
The PGA of America is inviting talent from underrepresented backgrounds who are interested in working to support the PGA’s high-profile 2022 Major Championships to apply now through PGA JobMatch. Individuals can register at PGAImpact.org to potentially interview with the PGA’s operations teams through Dec. 14. There are short-term employment opportunities at the following events: • […]
