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House Passes Bill Allowing Public Defenders to Represent Immigrants Facing Deportation
The Illinois House of Representatives voted last week to pass HB2790, which would give public defenders in Cook County the discretion to represent noncitizens before Chicago’s Immigration Court. If the… Read more
Hernandez Passes Bipartisan Measure to Ensure the Counting of Undocumented Individuals in 2020 Census
Illinois is one step closer to being completely counted in the recent 2020 Census after state Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, passed legislation that will include all members of a… Read more
SEIU Local 1 Chicagoland Janitors Ratify Strong New Contracts
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 frontline janitors, who have kept the public clean and safe throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, ratified strong new 3-year contracts that guarantee good annual… Read more
Hernández aprueba medida bipartidista para garantizar el recuento de personas indocumentadas en el censo del 2020
Illinois está un paso más cerca de ser completamente contado en el reciente censo de 2020 después de que la representante estatal Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernández, demócrata de Cicero, aprobó una… Read more
Los conserjes de SEIU Local 1 en Chicagoland ratifican nuevos y sólidos contratos
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Los conserjes de primera línea del Local 1, que han mantenido al público limpio y seguro durante la pandemia COVID-19, ratificaron nuevos y sólidos contratos… Read more
CARES Act Heading to Berwyn
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Berwyn Development Corporation, Berwyn,… Read more
Preckwinkle Announces Plan for More Affordable Housing
Declaring it time to put an end to a system that perpetuates redlining and the growth of vacant properties, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced she is joining the… Read more
Clerk Martinez Initiatives Protecting Sex Crime Victims Pass Committee
To protect the identities of child and adult sex crime victims, Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Y. Martinez is partnering with Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) on… Read more
Preckwinkle Anuncia Plan para Viviendas más Asequibles
Al declarar que es hora de poner fin a un sistema que perpetúa la línea roja y el crecimiento de propiedades vacantes, la presidenta de la Junta del Condado de… Read more
Clerk Martinez Iniciativas para Proteger el Comité de Aprobación de Víctimas de Delitos Sexuales
Para proteger las identidades de las víctimas de delitos sexuales de niños y adultos, la secretaria del tribunal de circuito del condado de Cook, Iris Y. Martinez, se ha asociado… Read more
