(CHICAGO) Justice Mary K. O’Brien and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of State Representative Terra Costa Howard as a resident circuit judge in DuPage County. Effective October 7th, the Glen Ellyn native is slated to replace retired Judge Paul Fullerton. Costa Howard gained notoriety during the General Assembly’s spring session this year when her bill to regulate schools and homeschool families drew record-breaking opposition across the state and at the State Capitol in Springfield.
(HERRIN) In downstate news, the Herrin Police Department is being recognized for being the first recipient of the Military Police Exchange Program. The Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board announced the swearing in of officer Kevin Bailey as the first hire in the state certified by the new program, which was enacted earlier this year. Illinois joined 18 other states in May, allowing for Military Police Veterans to qualify for the law enforcement training requirements.
(SPRINGFIELD) National Seat Check Saturday is this weekend and the Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding parents and caregivers to take advantage of free car seat checking stations throughout the state. Technicians will be available this Saturday to determine if children are in the right car seat, to provide instruction on how to install car seats correctly, and to explain the importance of registering with manufacturers in case of a recall. The most recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data shows 46% of all car seats are misused or not correctly installed. Learn more online at nhtsa.gov.
(SPRINGFIELD) Hunters are reminded about locations, mostly in upstate Illinois, where deer can be tested for chronic wasting disease, also known as CWD. The free charge service through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources allows hunter-harvested deer to be tracked for wildlife biologists to monitor the distribution of CWD throughout the state. For more details, go to the dnr.illinois.gov website. With the bow deer hunting season to start October 1st, the Firearm Youth Hunt is the second weekend of October.