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Temporary Illinois Driver Services Facility to Open in Chicago Heights Tuesday The location will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday Published May 7, 2021 • Updated on May 7, 2021 at 2:56 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC A temporary Illinois Secretary of State driver services facility will open for business Tuesday in south suburban Chicago Heights nearly a year after the village's permanent location was damaged in a fire, according to state officials. The facility, which will be located at Prairie State College, 331 S. C...

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times The chairman of the City Council’s Budget Committee said Thursday she is laying the groundwork to join the field of candidates seeking to replace retiring Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. If she takes the plunge, Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) would join a wide-open field of candidates that already includes City Clerk Anna Valencia and former State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough is also considering a run for the patronage-rich office. Giannoulias is a statewide vote-getter and proven fundraiser who lost the 2010 race for the U.S. Senate by...

* House Speaker Chris Welch… As of last month, Michael Madigan has dedicated 50 years of service to the Illinois House of Representatives. I thank the former Speaker for his sincere and meaningful contributions to our state. Under him, we’ve had strong, sustained Democratic leadership in Springfield. We legalized same-sex marriage, abolished the death penalty and solidified abortion rights. Illinois also became the first state in the Midwest to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. These laws gave underserved populations a new sense of hope. Now we must build on that with a new genera...

Senate schedules more hearings for next week The Illinois Senate has more virtual hearings scheduled next week. One hearing will focus on a report about public safety outcomes. There’s also a Health Committee hearing, another hearing about unemployment in the Labor Committee and a hearing about a strategic plan for COVID-19 recovery in the hospitality industry. The House had not scheduled any hearings as of Friday morning, despite approving remote committee work. Madigan won't serve on any House committees State Rep. Michael Madigan, the former longtime House Speaker, isn’t leading any Ho...

Norridge Mayor Dan Tannhauser will face a challenger in the April 6 election for municipal offices, and seven candidates are competing for three seats on the Village Board of Trustees.