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Nearly four years after taking office, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has broken his only promise he made to Arab Americans and Muslims and has failed give Arabs and Muslims representation on the states 435 boards and commissions. In almost all of the cases, Pritzker waited until last year to appoint the few he has. Why vote for someone who won't vote for you?
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Canton Daily Ledger SPRINGFIELD—With multiple recent crashes involving Illinois State Police (ISP) Troopers, Governor JB Pritzker and ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly implores motorists to respect the Move Over Law and use caution when approaching emergency vehicles on interstates and roads. In the past three days, six ISP squad cars have been struck due to motorists disobeying the Move Over Law (also known as Scott’s Law), bringing the year-to-date total to 10 in 2021. Three of these recent incidents resulted in injuries, including one serious injury. These incidents occurred across the sta...
WBGZ Radio 2/16/2021 | By Cole Lauterbach - Illinois Radio Network Illinois’ first annual Move Over Report says state policies should be strengthened to better protect first responders and travelers who have parked off the side of the roadway. Created by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker in 2019, the Move Over Task Force released their first report not only analyzing the state’s instances of violators but with suggestions for changes to the state’s policies that could stem accidents. “It really is about ‘right here and now, what can we do to prevent one of these tragedies from o...
Study from Illinois Move Over Task Force finds large decrease in citations in 2020, partly due to stay-at-home orders The Move Over Task Force was formed by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker in 2019 after two roadside deaths of Illinois State Police Troopers Credit: Illinois State Police Author: Sasha Sander (KSDK) Updated: 5:50 PM CST February 11, 2021 ILLINOIS, USA — The Illinois State Police published its first report on the causes of move over crashes and violations, along with is proposing ways to protect law enforcement. The Move Over Task Force was formed ...