Government & Politics

Highland Park shooter's "artwork" painted on a brick was of the back of his mother's house existed before the shooting and days after shooting

Illinois State Police Emergency Rules Would Allow “Clear and Present Danger” Reports to Be Used in FOID Process

Tue Jul 19, 2022 06:26 pm Cardinal News

By Greg Bishop | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Steps are being taken to address the loophole exposed in the Illinois State Police’s handling of “clear and present danger” reports in the aftermath […]

Gov. JB Priztker Tests Positive for COVID-19 with “Mild Symptoms”

Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:14 am Cardinal News

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced at 11:06 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2022 that he has tested positive for COVID-19, and is experiencing mild symptoms. The tweet declared, “thanks to anti-viral medications like Paxlovid and vaccines […]

Vice President Kamala Harris in downtown Highland Park (PHOTO CREDIT: Max Weingardt)

Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Site of Downtown Highland Park Massacre

Tue Jul 5, 2022 09:40 pm Cardinal News

Vice President Kamala Harris, previously scheduled for an event at McCormick Place, spoke about the “senseless” July 4 mass shooting where seven were killed and dozens more injured. YouTube Tips ⓘ https://twitter.com/MattHill46/status/1544486478541164545 Harris uses Highland […]

Illinois Gov. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori React After Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade

Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:17 am Cardinal News

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced sanctuary for women seeking refuge from states affected by trigger laws as she said states will weaponize the Supreme Court decision against women, against trans members, against black, Asian and other […]

Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray (SOURCE: Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Pennsylvania Department of Health and the San Francisco Department of Health. Naloxone for opioid safety: a provider’s guide to prescribing naloxone to patients who use opioids. January 2015)

Lake County Health Department Reports Increase in Opioid Overdose Incidents, Urges Naloxone Sign-Up

Sat Jun 11, 2022 01:46 pm Cardinal News

Lake County, Ill. — The Lake County Health Department reported Friday, June 10, 2022 that over the weekend of June 4, 2022, an increase in opioid-related overdoses occurred among Lake County residents. The increase has […]

Handguns on display (Image by Jason Gillman from Pixabay)

U.S. House Passes “Protecting Our Kids Act” Doesn’t Mention School Security

Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:12 pm Cardinal News

By Andrew Hensel | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday, June 9, 2022 to the U.S. Senate raising the age to purchase a rifle from […]

Lake County Sheriff Releases Tobacco Compliance Checks; Six Businesses Failed Compliance Check

Wed Jun 8, 2022 01:26 pm Cardinal News

In the month of May 2022, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office concluded the second-round of 2022 tobacco compliance checks. The checks were conducted at businesses which sell tobacco/nicotine products throughout Lake County. The compliance checks […]

Arlington Heights Memorial Library US flagpole on Dunton Avenue

Arlington Heights Memorial Library Special Meeting to Discuss Clarification, Proposed Revisions to Flag Policy Wednesday

Tue May 24, 2022 10:30 pm Cardinal News

The Arlington Heights Memorial Library Board of Library Trustees will convene a special meeting on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 6 p.m. in the Library’s Hendrickson Room to discuss clarification and proposed revisions to Policy […]

Pride Flag to Fly in June, Arlington Heights Library Board Approves Flag Policy As Government Speech

Wed May 18, 2022 07:21 pm Cardinal News

The Arlington Heights Memorial Library Board voted 4-2 Tuesday night May 17, 2022 to approve a flag policy that permits a Pride flag (rainbow flag) to be displayed on the single flag pole in front […]

Three government flags at Arlington Heights Village Hall.

Decision to Revisit Pride Flag, Non-Gov Flag Placement at Official Flag Poles at Arlington Heights Village Hall Nixed

Tue May 17, 2022 06:57 pm Cardinal News

Miel Johnson, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Buffalo Grove asked the Arlington Heights Village Board, Monday night, May 16, 2022 to reconsider the 2021 proposal of Trustee Nicolle […]

U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Investigation into the Murder of Laquan McDonald: No Successive Prosecution of Former Police Officer Jason Van Dyke

Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:36 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — On April 13, 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced a joint federal and state investigation into the Oct. 20, 2014, fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald. On Nov. […]

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