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Majority Leader Greg Harris (D-Chicago), the No. 2 Democrat in the Illinois House, will not run for another term in 2022, he announced Monday. Harris, who has served in the legislature for 15 years, is best known for passing Illinois’ same sex marriage law in 2013. But he’s also been one of the chief architects of the state’s budget — including during Illinois’ two-year budget impasse under Gov. Bruce Rauner — and has taken the lead on Medicaid and other healthcare reform efforts.

Council votes tomorrow

The Empire Group of Companies celebrated the opening of its newest community — Village at Olive Marketplace — during a Sept. 29 ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Empire Group of Companies celebrated the opening of its newest community — Village at Olive Marketplace — during a Sept. 29 ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Glendale City Council agreed during its Sept. 14 workshop to move forward with processing the Sonoma Cotton Annexation, a proposed 36-acre mixed-use development at Cotton Lane and Northern Avenue.

Olympische Podiumsuniform Chinas vermittelt neue Version chinesischer Kultur 2021-07-22 09:00:00 Am Freitag werden die Olympischen Sommerspiele in Tokio eröffnet. Die Podiumsuniform für die chinesische Sportdelegation bei den Olympischen Spielen in Tokio wurde kürzlich bereits offiziell vorgestellt. Der 53-jährige Designer, Timmy Yip Kam-tim, ist ein Künstler aus Hongkong und international bekannt als Kostümbildner und bildender Künstler, der mit dem Film „Crouching Tiger, Hidden Drago...

*Update: City council approved the raise by a 6-1 vote (Bart Turner opposed). In 2020, Kevin Phelps skippered his staff and city council to significantly expand the city of Glendale, guiding multiple annexation projects that literally moved the map. This week, Glendale City Council will consider giving Phelps a raise. “A request for council to review the terms and consider approval of the city manager’s employment contract” is a featured item on the Tuesday, Jan. 26, Glendale Cit...

Glendale renews city managers contract, with $270,000 annual salary, for another 4 years Joshua Bowling, Arizona Republic © Nick Oza/The Republic Since City Manager Kevin Phelps was appointed in 2015, Glendale has negotiated several land deals confidentially, including the sale of properties near Loop 101 to BMW and Topgolf. Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps, who was appointed to lead the city in late 2015, will stay in that role for at least another four years with a nea...

Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps, who was appointed to lead the city in late 2015, will stay in that role for at least another four years with a nearly $40,000 annual raise. The Glendale City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1 in favor of a new four-year contract for Phelps, with a base salary of $270,000. The contract also includes a monthly vehicle allowance of $450. His base salary was nearly $230,000 previously. Councilmember Bart Turner was the lone "no" vote. Turner did not explain his vote a...

A Chicago Police lieutenant sued the city Tuesday, alleging he blew the whistle on “illegal policing” and was re-assigned after refusing to comply with arrest and traffic stop quotas forced on the newly created Community Safety Team (CST). Franklin Paz, Jr., 48, was assigned to supervise dozens of officers and sergeants, referred to in at least one email as a “platoon,” on the special team formed by Supt. David Brown. Brown created the CST in the summer of 2020 to specifically focus o...