GOP gubernatorial candidate and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin once defended Black Lives Matter rioters in the town, saying he understood the need for "disruption" of white and Hispanic businesses to force their owners to accept more "equity and fairness" to blacks.
Illinois State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) has called for a "complete overhaul" of the Department of Children and Family Services after the agency's Director Mark Smith has been issued nearly a dozen contempt of court citations so far this year.
There have been 231,003 confirmed coronavirus cases in DuPage County as of May 26, with 1,727 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).