D’Arcy has not formalized his campaign platform but said he believes there are key areas his administration would concentrate on if elected from truck traffic to public safety and water issues. “Truck traffic is a major problem in Joliet creating congestion, pollution and adding to the crumbling infrastructure of roads. We need a capital infrastructure plan to address dilapidated roads that have been ignored for too long.”
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The ascension of Hakeem Jeffries signals Democrats’ willingness to move on from the old guard
The change in Democratic leadership comes at a time when their Republican counterparts have seized control of the House, weaponized the U.S. Supreme Court, gerrymandered congressional maps throughout the country, and have used their pulpits to spark and spread messages of hate and division.
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Joliet Region Food & Beverage Assoc. aid for hospital staff
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Thetimesweekly.com The Joliet Region Food & Beverage Association (JRFBA), a division of the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry is eager to announce that the JRFBA will be kicking off a campaign to gather meal donations for hospital staff at Saint Joseph Medical Center and Silver Cross Hospital beginning Monday, January 17, 2022.
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Symone Sanders, VP Harris’ Chief Spokesperson and Senior Advisor, Plans to Leave the Administration
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Every day, I arrived at the White House complex knowing our work made a tangible difference for Americans. I am immensely grateful and will miss working for her and with all of you,” Symone Sanders, Vice President Kamala Harris’ chief spokesperson and senior advisor wrote in a letter to Vice President Harris’ staff.
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Illinois launches Holiday Vaccine Campaign
With the holiday season approaching, the state of Illinois launched a new awareness campaign promoting the COVID-19 vaccine as the “greatest gift” you can give this year. Kids age 5 and up are now eligible for the life-saving vaccine, and doses are widely available across the state – from first doses to pediatric vaccines to booster shots.
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Salvation Army’s Red Kettles return
The Times Weekly – Newswire The bells will soon be ringing, as the first of The Salvation Army’s Red Kettles were brought out in Chicago and the suburbs on Monday, November 8. Bell ringers will collect donations at the iconic Red Kettles, beginning at area Jewel-Osco and Hobby Lobby stores this week. The Red Kettle campaign kicks off as thousands of Illinoisans are still experiencing the ongoing impacts of the pandemic and struggling to stay in their homes. More than 200,000 households in Illinois are behind on rent, according to Policy Link. The Salvation Army has seen an increase in requests for emergency financial assistance in the last 18 months, a need that’s only expected to grow substantially since the lifting of the state’s eviction moratorium last month.
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African American COVID vaccine increases in Will County
Getting the word out to Blacks and Hispanics in Will County about the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccines has been a priority, according to county health department officials. A campaign involving reaching out to various community groups about the vaccine has been ongoing almost since the vaccines first became available. In March, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 144,149 had received the COVID vaccine in Will County. Black people in Will County accounted for 9,685 (6.72 percent of the total population) vaccines and 3,180 (or 6.87 percent of the total population of Blacks) received both doses of the vaccine. Hispanics in Will County accounted for 15,009 (10.4 percent) and 4,488 (9.69 percent) of Hispanics received both doses of the vaccine, according to the IDPH.
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Statewide campaign underway to increase booster shots
With 1.5 million Illinoisans currently eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination booster shot and millions more set to become eligible in the coming weeks, Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike on Tuesday announced a statewide effort to increase uptake rates.
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Congresswoman Cori Bush Lauds Black Press Ahead of Receiving Prestigious Award
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Congresswoman sits as vice-chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, and the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Additionally, Congresswoman Bush is a member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy and the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment.
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PRESS ROOM: Whataboutourdaughters? — Encouraging the Celebration of Everyday Icons Through Letters, Unity and Service
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Chantél D. Harris’s advocacy for women includes her support of the national initiative Whataboutourdaughters? The organization advances issues for daughters that are motherless, fatherless, homeless, forgotten, or hurting. Harris lost her mother at a young age and says, “After experiencing the loss of my mother and knowing the emptiness that can come from such a loss, Whataboutourdaughters? mission to help motherless daughters is a cause that is very close to my heart.”
