The Illinois spring legislative session ended last night, meaning state lawmakers will meet just once again the rest of the year, for a brief fall veto session, though Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to convene lawmakers this summer to pass pension legislation.
Key legislative items were decided, including the House rejecting a bill to effectively ban a federal immigrant detention center, but passing a bill to bring back an early release prison program. Read more »
The Crete Village Board unanimously voted Monday night not to go
forward with a planned federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) detention center in their village boundaries – meaning ICE will
likely approach another small town near Chicago. 
With the clock ticking on whether a bill to effectively halt an immigrant detention center in Crete passes the Illinois General Assembly, the Illinois House member who represents Crete unloaded on that town’s Village Board for not taking a clear position on the matter.
More than 2,000 NATO and anti-war protestors gathered in Grant Park
Sunday before they took to the streets and descended on McCormick Place
where world leaders are meeting for the summit.
Latino leaders Wednesday lamented their community’s economic struggles and lack of a voice in national politics, while expressing hope they could make a difference in this year’s election.
