The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $21.5 million in individual assistance to residents of Calumet City and the south suburbs who were hit by flooding in September.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $11.5 million in individual assistance to residents of Calumet City and the south suburbs who were hit by flooding in September.
BURNHAM â Challenger Antwon Russell has asked for a discovery recount after official results showed him losing the town s mayoral election to incumbent Robert Polk by 13 votes.
Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough released certified results last week showing Polk with 384 votes, or 50.9%, to 371, or 49.1%, for Russell in the April 6 general election.
Ride along with LaPorte Police Specialist Justin Dyer as he patrols the streets of LaPorte.
Russell noted Yarbrough s decision to extend voting for an extra hour at one of the town s polling places, Thornton Township Precinct 99 at Burnham Community Center on Torrence Avenue, because it opened late.
He said some voters who wanted to register and vote on election day were turned away. Russell also said when some judges did not show up, replacements were hired who had ties to the town s current elected officials.