A 24-hour demonstration to celebrate community and peaceful coexistence, and gather against violence kicked off Friday in Nashville.
The effort, 24 Hour Display of Power: 24 Hours of Complete Peace, will focus on solidarity and building power amongst community members in an effort to take back the city, community organizer Gicola Lane said Friday.
A rally and march in connection with the demonstration are slated for Saturday. The goal is to really just call for absolute peace across the city, Lane said. Our community is in pain. We have experienced a large influx of violence from multiple directions. We ve lost a lot of people to both community and police violence.. We re asking the entire city to display unity.
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Happy Thursday, Illinois. The talk in my house is about baseball. The Cubs won, the Sox were snowed out, and the A s are on a winning streak.
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It sure felt like old times yesterday. The City Council met in person, the mayor muted council members’ microphones, and Ald.
You gotta love Chicago politics. Though it seemed strategic that the U.S. Attorney’s court motion would go public midway through a City Council meeting (drama!), the court calendar shows the documents were scheduled for release this week. They were supposed to have gone public Monday, but it took extra time for the feds to redact much of the information. The filing is 227 pages.
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Las Vegas Raiders backup QB Marcus Mariota says he still has the mindset as a starter even though he’s currently No. 2 behind Derek Carr, he told theHonolulu Star-Advertiser in an interview this week.
“My vision’s always been to be a starter and to be successful at that position. That has not changed, even in the circumstances that I’m in right now.
“I understand my role, I understand that I am a key component to Derek’s success. I have to help him, support him in every way that I can. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t get better, (or ) I can’t learn . I know that I have an opportunity to get better and work with a really awesome offensive staff. I’ll be able to grow in that sense. So at the end of the day, my goal is always to be a starter and to be successful at it. I’m working towards that.”
Illinois Democratic senators advance bills improving managed care organizations
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.- The Senate Managed Care Organizations Subcommittee advanced a bill that could offer better access to healthcare for nursing home residents.
MCOs are currently able to deny patients access to care based on the services they need. However, Illinois senators hope to change that policy. Sen. Linda Holmes (D-Aurora) said her bill could prohibit the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from entering into MCO contracts that include any incentive for denying care.
Nate Harris, Legislative Director for the Health Care Council of Illinois, also emphasized that patients shouldn t be denied care. He said they should always have a voice in the matter.