The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released a following statement on Nov. 20 from Director Dr. Sameer Vohra in response to changes made on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website making unfounded claims regarding vaccines and autism: “In Illinois, we follow scientific evidence, and the science[Read More…]
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Elected officials representing H-F among more than 100 who sign letter condemning indictment of ‘Broadview 6’ protesters
More than 100 Illinois officials have signed onto a letter posted Oct. 30 condemning the Oct. 29 indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice of six Illinoisans related to protest activity outside of the Broadview ICE processing facility on Sept. 26. “The politicization of our justice system crosses a fundamental line that[Read More…]
Judges rule SNAP benefits must continue for now
Two federal judges ruled on Friday, Oct. 31, that the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program must be funded, at least partially, in November. The rulings came one day before program benefits were expected to cease because of the federal government shutdown. The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island said the government[Read More…]
Homewood man briefly detained after protesting Operation Midway Blitz ICE operation
Since the Trump administration launched Operation Midway Blitz on Sept. 8, confrontations between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have become increasingly contentious, and on Friday, Sept. 19, a Homewood man was detained by ICE for several hours after he joined a protest at the ICE processing center in Broadview, Illinois.[Read More…]
Kelly holds news conference, town hall to push back against Trump moves
The Trump administration lost little time embarking on its stated mission of reducing the size of the federal government, and one of its first moves, a week after Donald Trump was inaugurated, had an immediate impact locally. On Jan. 27, the administration announced that the next day federal grants and loans[Read More…]
Letter: LWV condemns Trump Administration’s weaponization of government against Americans
On Thursday, Feb. 13, the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Celina Stewart issued the following statement in response to actions taken by the new administration and the impact on voters. “In the first 17 days of the Trump administration, we’ve witnessed nothing short of the weaponization[Read More…]
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