DeKalb Times

Keicher: 'Administration has to be held accountable' for Illinoisans being hung up on by unemployment office

By Christina Heath | May 14, 2021

More frustration is coming for Illinoisians as people say that they are still being hung up on by those handling unemployment calls at the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).

Syverson: Redistricting map lines viewed behind locked doors 'is not, and will never be, a transparent process'

By Christina Heath | May 14, 2021

A report that House Speaker Emanuel Chris Welch (D-Westchester) provided party members a glimpse at potential new district lines has received backlash from Republicans questioning the transparency of the mapping process.