Springfield, IL-Today, Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross, Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno and Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights CEO Lawrence Benito along with business leaders expressed their support for legislation providing temporary drivers’ licenses to undocumented immigrants to improve safety on Illinois roads This is sensible and … Continue reading »
Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran speaking at Highway Coalition press conference in the Thompson Center, Chicago, on November 13, 2012 The Highway Safety Coalition gathered for a press conference at the Thompson Center in Chicago called on legislators to move beyond politics of fear and division and to find real solutions. A coalition of law … Continue reading »
My name is Billy Lawless and I am an Executive Board Member of the Illinois Restaurant Association. I am here this morning on behalf of our Association and on behalf of every restaurateur in the state of Illinois. The restaurant industry is invariably linked with immigration and always has been. A century ago Eastern and … Continue reading »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Holy Cross Hospital VP Dennis Ryan (708) 712-4952 or dryan@holycrosshospital.org Vanguard Health System VP Esther Corpuz (708) 473-2226 or ecorpuz@vhschicago.com Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran (847) 309-4209 or MCurran@lakecountyil.gov Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Monica Trevino (773) 573-8667 or mtrevino@icirr.org Press Conference HIGHWAY SAFETY COALITION URGES GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO HAVE COURAGE AND PUT HIGHWAY SAFETY FIRST Coalition calls on legislators … Continue reading »
Law Enforcement Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran Kane County Sheriff Patrick Perez Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington Berwyn Chief of Police Jim Ritz Melrose Park Chief of Police Rosa Pitassi Cook County Judge Jesse Reyes Cook County Judge Patrick McGann (retired) Hispanic Illinois State Law Enforcement Association (HISLEA) Elected Officials … Continue reading »
