Rockford Register Star: Law reduces restrictions on opening businesses for those with criminal records
Illinoisans with a criminal record now have a wider path for launching a business as a new law reduces restrictions on applying for professional licenses.
State Rep. Lamont Robinson Jr., D-Chicago, introduced House Bill 2670 last year, it passed the General Assembly in May, Gov. JB Pritzker signed it in August and it took effect Jan. 1.
Chicago Sun-Times: Beale wins ballot battle — with just three signatures to spare
Just a few signatures appear to have saved Ald. Anthony Beale from losing the 9th Ward Democratic committeeperson post he has held since wresting it from a powerful Far South Side politician two decades ago.
Beale was a slim three signatures over the minimum required to remain on the March primary ballot, the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners ruled Friday.
Belleville News-Democrat: Alvin Parks still banned from ballot. Here’s his plan to get elected in East St. Louis.
Even after repeated unsuccessful attempts to reach a settlement with the Illinois State Board of Elections, Alvin Parks has entered the race for an East St. Louis office as a write-in candidate.
Officials with the East St. Louis Board of Elections confirmed Friday that Parks, who currently serves as East St. Louis Township Supervisor and previously as the city’s mayor, would be running as a write-in candidate for East St. Louis District 24 Precinct Committeeman against two other candidates, incumbent LaKeisha Adams and Debra Hamilton-Tidwell.