Josephine Poot

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Chicago’s Mayor cheered on sanctuary cities ruling

Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot has revealed that she literally cheered when a court ruling protected the self-declared sanctuary city from…

5 years ago

Taliban announce release of 40 Afghan security forces officials

Suhail Shaheen, the spokesperson of the office of the Taliban in Qatar, confirmed the release of 40 officials of Afghan…

5 years ago

Stephenson County Board members send letter to Gov. Pritzker to change course immediately

Fourteen members of the Stephenson County Board announced that they sent a letter to JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois,…

5 years ago

ALL-USHL Teams includes three Steel players

The United States Hockey League has announced that Steel forward Brendan Brisson and defenseman Owen Power have been named to…

5 years ago

“Billet Family of The Year” awarded to Tinson Family

The Chicago Steel have announced that the team has decided to highlight the Tinson family of Sugar Grove for the…

5 years ago

1000 foreign prisoners temporarily released by Iran amid coronavirus pandemic

According to AFP, an international news agency, Tehran released 1000 foreign prisoner temporarily due to the coronavirus pandemic. AFP said…

5 years ago

Chuck Papanos and Carl Schnibben honored

Naperville Park District will be honoring Chuck Papanos and Carl Schnibben. Papanos and Schnibben are well-known staff members of the…

5 years ago

Coronavirus lockdown: Indian government permits some businesses to open

A strong lockdown remained in India from March 22 to April 14. During the lockdown, most of the businesses remained…

5 years ago

Hundreds of Chicago Fast Food Restaurant Workers Are Going on Strike to Demand Safe Conditions During the Pandemic

Hundreds of workers from more than fifty fast-food restaurants across Chicago are angry and going on strike on Wednesday to…

5 years ago

Pritzker warns of large summer events cancellations

Illinois public health officials have given good news on Thursday as they report that the state is getting close to…

5 years ago

Afghan government announces to release Taliban detainees

Taliban leaders alleged the government of Afghanistan yesterday that they were delaying the release of Taliban prisoners. They warned the…

5 years ago

James Slack says Johnson’s condition is better in ICU

James Slack, the spokesman of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, said that the condition of Boris Johnson, the…

5 years ago

Near 1,000 manufacturing jobs lost in DuPage County in 2019

In 2019, Illinois had lost more than 130,000 manufacturing sector jobs. DuPage County alone lost 956 jobs. These job losses…

5 years ago

Uber receives $72 million work building permit

Uber Technologies Inc. has gotten a $72 million building permit for work from Chicago at the old Chicago Post Office,…

5 years ago

Mark April 3 as Virtual First Friday approaches

The coronavirus lockdown may have brought your life down but don’t worry as First Friday is here for you. You…

5 years ago

3.3 million workers file unemployment last week across US

Almost 3.3 million workers across the United States of America filed unemployment claims last week. It was a new record…

5 years ago

COVID-19 forces increased job loss claims

The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in nearly 5,000 job losses in DuPage County alone. The Illinois Business Alliance has called…

5 years ago

Pritzker announces biotech manufacturing partnership

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced a partnership between Illinois manufacturing and biotech firms. The partnership will help the state…

5 years ago

Illinois receives Economic Injury Declaration

The statewide Economic Injury Declaration has been received by the state of Illinois. The small businesses in all 102 counties…

5 years ago

Federal jury charges Christopher Grant in case of Trooper Nicholas Hopkins death

Illinois State Trooper Nicholas Hopkins was killed while attempting to execute a search warrant in East St. Louis, Illinois, on…

5 years ago

City of Freeport looks to help citizens and businesses through cost reductions

Jodi Miller, the mayor of the City of Freeport, announced that the City was looking at several options to help…

5 years ago

The 5 Most Expensive Cat Breeds in the World

With no doubt, every cat owner considers their pet to be priceless. But have you ever wondered how much a…

5 years ago

Child Pornography and Exploitation charges on North Suburban Man

A North Suburban man has pleaded guilty of federal criminal charges of threatening to publish sexually explicit images of an…

5 years ago

Panel demands Earned Income Tax Credit, affordable housing expansion

The expansion of affordable housing and the Earned Income Tax Credit were the demands of an array of community groups,…

5 years ago

Villa supports legislation to avert age discrimination in hiring process

State Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, is supporting legislation that would prohibit employers from asking college graduate date from the…

5 years ago

Gov. Pritzker issues disaster proclamation on coronavirus

JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, has issued a disaster proclamation on the coronavirus on Monday. Pritzker called it a…

5 years ago

WeWork and CA Ventures joins hands

CA Ventures has decided to double the size of its downtown Chicago headquarters as they join WeWork at a boutique…

5 years ago