During a recent Montgomery Village Board of Trustees meeting, Montgomery Place resident Nikole Torres-Turnage told members the complex is giving the village a black eye, one she said “will only get worse if this kind of crime without intervention continues.”
State Rep. Mark Batinick, a Republican from Plainfield, is calling for the repeal of the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act in the interest of public safety.
Lawmakers in Springfield are considering legislation that would increase the penalty for the assault or harassment of a police officer to Class 3 felonies.
Illinois state Senator Sue Rezin, (R-Morris), criticized Democrats who passed an amendment to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act (HCRCA) to clarify that enforcing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are not violating the act, without considering thousands of people who voiced their opposition to the measure.