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The actions taken in Bond, Clay, Clinton, Edgar, Richland and Sangamon counties seek court orders declaring there is no public health emergency as defined by Pritzker's Public Health Department. Springfield, the state capital, is in Sangamon County.
State Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer (D-Chicago), representing the 12th House District, said he received an unemployment benefits debit card he never asked for just Wednesday.
"Quantum internet is not something that's on every but the tip of the tongue of everyone, but I think we all recognize the importance of this moment and the power that it possesses to really change everything in the way in which we process information and also security on the internet."
Black Lives Matter is seeking an injunction prohibiting federal agents from "interfering in or otherwise policing lawful and peaceful assemblies and protests."
The opinion, which does not block the governor's action, said the state's emergency law doesn't give Holcomb authority for the mask mandate without the consent of the Legislature.
President Donald Trump and other officials on Wednesday formally announced the deployment of "hundreds" of federal agents to fight crime in Chicago as part of Operation Legend.
Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) said he has shared a proposed ordinance for the creation of a public database of police misconduct complaints with his colleagues on the City Council.
"This ordinance will go a long way in maintaining and developing a wide range of housing options for renters, homeowners and investors for our South Side neighborhoods," said Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th).
The ordinance rolls back impoundment fines and fees that were doubled by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2011, and caps the storage fees charged to motorists whose cars have been seized at $1,000,
"I will not stand for efforts that undermine civil rights and civil liberties."
"The deadly nature of this virus is not a hoax. Choosing to go out in public without a mask is not a political statement, going out without a face covering on endangers the other customers at the grocery store. It puts your friends and your family at risk. There's nothing political about that."
"We, as employees, are not being notified."
"We are not going to allow democracy to be hijacked by the federal government. That is not happening in Chicago."
Congressman Chuy Garcia claims the White House plan to deploy 175 federal agents in Chicago poses a threat to our democracy, and the safety of Chicago communities.
