At their Sept. 12 meeting, Highland Park City Council members were presented a draft of a Complete Streets Policy for feedback. A Complete Street Policy is a plan or construction process that ensures that every driver, pedestrian, cyclist, and transit rider will be able to access a street safely.
This week, Illinois State Senator Craig Wilcox came after Democrats in the state over their handling of COVID relief funding, which he says is irresponsible and the primary cause of Illinois' poor financial outlook. According to State Sen. Wilcox, Democrats made a mistake by relying on one-time funding to fund long-term programs. In a Facebook post, Wilcox said, "During the budget debate for the FY23 spending plan (increases operational, year-to-year spending by almost $3 billion) we urged Democrats NOT to rely on one-time COVID relief funds and associated revenues for ongoing spending.
Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) recently announced that he is co-sponsoring the Voter Empowerment Project, which proposes four constitutional amendments designed to give Illinoisans a more active role in the democratic process.