MUNDELEIN – Local residents wishing to turn in an old U.S. flag and exchange it for a new one may bring their used flag to the district office of State Representative Ed Sullivan (R-Mundelein) throughout the month of July.

Representative Sullivan is sponsoring the U.S. Flag Exchange Program through his district office as a way to provide local residents with the ability to properly dispose of their old flags and to obtain a new U.S. flag to display or keep at their home or office. The program is free of charge to any District 51 resident.

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SPRINGFIELD — Suburban lawmakers’ reaction to the guilty verdicts against Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s former political fundraiser suggests a crucial nail may have been hammered into the Chicago Democrat’s political coffin.

Several area legislators questioned how the state would move forward with key policy initiatives given Wednesday’s convictions, which will likely pile on to the animosity many feel toward the governor…

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