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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Gov. JB Pritzker taps Cook County official to run state emergency management agency
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday tapped a Cook County official to run the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security. Theodore 'Ted' D. Berger most recently worked under Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle as the county's executive director of emergency management and regional security. If approved by the state Senate, Berger would be the permanent replacement for Alicia Tate-Nadeau, who started as director of IEMA and OHS in 2019, Pritzker's first year in office, after more than three decades with the Illinois National Guard. As the state's emergency management czar, she played a key role in responses to crises including the COVID-19 pandemic and the influx of asylum-seekers bused from the southern U.S. border, as well as responses to large-scale, weather-related damage. Berger has held roles with the Illinois Department of Transportation, State Toll Highway Authority and the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal. He joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in 2012 as deputy director of legislative affairs, managing legislative portfolios and advancing tax incentives, transparency reforms, and economic development programs. He later worked as chief of staff for Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications, supporting the delivery of services that included public safety technology infrastructure, communications systems, large-scale event management and disaster planning, among others. As Cook County's top emergency management official, he helped guide the county's COVID-19 response and served as primary liaison to state and federal officials during several declared disasters, according to the governor's office. 'With decades of emergency management experience and a wealth of knowledge about our State's many regions, Ted Berger is an exceptionally qualified candidate to lead Illinois' critical support efforts,' Pritzker said in the news release. Preckwinkle said Berger 'helped guide Cook County and Offices Under the President through pivotal county moments, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the new arrivals humanitarian crisis and three federally-declared natural disasters.' His appointment by Pritzker is effective May 15.
Chicago Tribune
25-04-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Gov. JB Pritzker taps Cook County official to run state emergency management agency
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday tapped a Cook County official to run the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security. Theodore 'Ted' D. Berger most recently worked under Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle as the county's executive director of emergency management and regional security. If approved by the state Senate, Berger would be the permanent replacement for Alicia Tate-Nadeau, who started as director of IEMA and OHS in 2019, Pritzker's first year in office, after more than three decades with the Illinois National Guard. As the state's emergency management czar, she played a key role in responses to crises including the COVID-19 pandemic and the influx of asylum-seekers bused from the southern U.S. border, as well as responses to large-scale, weather-related damage. Berger has held roles with the Illinois Department of Transportation, State Toll Highway Authority and the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal. He joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in 2012 as deputy director of legislative affairs, managing legislative portfolios, and advancing tax incentives, transparency reforms, and economic development programs. He later worked as chief of staff for Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications, supporting the delivery of services that included public safety technology infrastructure, communications systems, large-scale event management and disaster planning, among others. As Cook County's top emergency management official, he helped guide the county's COVID-19 response and served as primary liaison to state and federal officials during several declared disasters, according to the governor's office. 'With decades of emergency management experience and a wealth of knowledge about our State's many regions, Ted Berger is an exceptionally qualified candidate to lead Illinois' critical support efforts,' Pritzker said in the news release. Preckwinkle said Berger 'helped guide Cook County and Offices Under the President through pivotal county moments, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the new arrivals humanitarian crisis and three federally-declared natural disasters.' His appointment by Pritzker is effective May 15. Originally Published:
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Gov. Bill Lee appoints TN's first Chief Immigration Enforcement Officer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Governor Bill Lee appointed the state's first-ever Chief Immigration Enforcement Officer Thursday. 📧 Have breaking news come to you: → Ryan Hubbard, the governor's appointee, was commissioned as a Special Agent with the state's Office of Homeland Security last month. Previously, he had been a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona and a Special Agent with the U.S. Immigration and Neutralization Service. 'Tennessee has a long track record of stepping up to secure our Nation's borders, and we stand ready to be a willing partner as the Trump Administration strengthens public safety by enforcing immigration laws on the books,' Lee said. 'Ryan Hubbard is a dedicated public servant with decades of experience in immigration enforcement, and I am confident he is the right person to oversee this new division.' Hubbard will oversee the Chief Immigration Enforcement Division, which was established through legislation passed by the General Assembly during a Special Session this January. The division is meant to work with local and state law enforcement agencies and pursue agreements that allow designated local officers to enforce parts of federal immigration law. ⏩ 'This office is about protecting Tennesseans from those who are already known threats—people with final deportation orders or serious criminal convictions who remain in our communities,'Commissioner Jeff Long said. 'Ryan's extensive experience makes him the right leader to build strong partnerships with local agencies and deliver results.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Owensboro City Commission agenda, April 18, 2025
At its meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, the Owensboro City Commission will consider the following: • Proclaim 'Social Work Month.' • Recognize the retirement of Shenna Adamic, Telecommunicator. • Receive the Owensboro Fire Department's annual report. • Receive a City of Owensboro website update. • Review city projects. • Consider board appointments. • Consider approving on second reading an ordinance adopting text amendments to he Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance, specially regarding revisions to Article 18. The revisions pertain to definitions of substantial improvement to existing structures and standards for manufactured homes and recreational vehicles. • Consider approving a municipal order to apply for $11.465 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and authorizing the funds be distributed to Owensboro Grain Holding Co. Inc. to construct a river wall, to ensure the continued stability of the company's facilities. Owensboro Grain will be entirely responsible for the 25% matching funds for the project. • Consider directing the mayor to apply for a $64,985 grant through the state Office of Homeland Security for firearms and sights for the Police Department. • Consider directing the mayor to apply for a $64,985 grant through the state Office of Homeland Security $51,227 to purchase ammunition for patrol rifles and pistols for the Police Department. • Receive the financial report for the period ending Feb. 28, 2025. {div}• Consider new hires and promotions. {/div} • Consider going into closed session under KRS 61.810(1)(b), for discussion on future acquisition or sale of property.
