December 2022

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Four Bensenville, Illinois police officers have received Valor Awards from the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) for their on-duty actions during an incident where one of the officers was critically wounded after being shot nine times by an armed suspect.   “These officers didn’t hesitate, they ran toward the sound of

CHICAGO—Governor JB Pritzker is celebrating the passage of the Workers’ Rights Amendment to the Illinois Constitution. Governor Pritzker issued a proclamation announcing passage of the amendment and joined labor leaders and legislators in celebrating the achievement.   “Illinois holds a rich union history; from the 1887 Haymarket Affair to the 1894 Pullman Strike, Illinois laborers

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Sheriff’s Association has announced its opposition to HB 5855 – which is sponsored by Representative Bob Morgan.     The proposed legislation, HB 5855 or the “Protect Illinois Communities Act,” would ban the sale, possession or manufacture of a variety of semi-automatic weapons, including any semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine