A discussion is set to take place about establishing a council to coordinate a statewide emergency response system. This system would connect first responders and state and federal agencies during disasters. The proposed council would be responsible for coordinating emergency communications and setting standards for response efforts.
The council's tasks would include supporting regional systems and ensuring reliable communications are available during emergencies. The discussion follows summer floods and wildfires that affected the state.
Further details about the proposed council and its potential impact are available from the source, including information about the House State Affairs Committee's role in the discussion.
Drivers on the far Northwest Side will see some changes to their commute because of a new ramp closure. The Interstate 10 east entrance ramp south of the Loop 1604 interchange permanently closed at 5 a.m. Monday as construction continues on the Loop 1604 North Expansion Project. ...
Bob Mackie, the fashion designer whose visually provocative Hollywood style defined glamour for the 1970s — including putting Carol Burnett in some of her kookiest getups and Cher in her raciest ones — died Monday. He was 87. “He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his ...
The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees is planning to propose adding President Donald Trump’s name to the facility’s exterior in recognition of his saving the building from its “precarious fiscal position,” according to a new court filing in a suit aimed at blocking the addition of...
