A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Fitzgerald Samedy
Last year, Fitzgerald Samedy, a serial drunk driver, District 87 school board member, and Republican precinct committeeperson was arrested for a fourth DUI in...
Art Teacher FIRED For Showing Picture of the Prophet Muhammad
In October of 2021 at Hamline University in Minnesota, an adjunct professor Erika Lopez Prater was teacher a class on Islamic art. During the...
CALL TO ACTION: Save the Peoria County Auditor
Text copied from Action Network form sponsored by ChangePeoria.
The Peoria County Board Is Attempting To Eliminate The People’s County Financial Watchdog!
The Peoria County Board...
McLean County Democrats Rally to Support Abortion Rights
In response to the news of Roe v. Wade potentially being overturned, the McLean County Democrats (McDems) organized Show Up for Abortion Rights –...
Mother Alleges Medical Neglect of Son in McLean County Jail
Woman alleges her son was infected with MRSA while in McLean County jail, but the jail denied it refusing to test him.
She started...
Sheriff Sandage Attacks County Board Member
At today's McLean County Justice Committee, Sheriff Sandage publicly denounced District 7 Board Member Sharon Chung.
Sheriff Sandage made a number of accusations against...
SAFE-T Act Town Hall: Q&A Part II
The Safe-T Act, HB 3653, omnibus criminal justice law signed into law in 2021. The members of CIRC & Afro-Soc support this law, and...
Who Should Respond to Mental Health Crisis?
Interviews About Police Response to Mental Health Crisis
Today we continue our series of interviews regarding mental health and the types of first responses...
Illinois State University Workers to Strike!
The members of AFSCME Local 1110—which represents more than 300 buildings, grounds and dining services employees at Illinois State University—announced the results of their...
Interviews About Police Response to Mental Health Crisis
We interview two people who have mental, behavioral, or developmental disabilities about their symptoms, their experiences with police when they were suffering a crisis,...
