GOP leaders: Don’t let Madigan draw maps
July 24, 2018If Republican-leaning counties in Illinois have more referendums on the ballot this November than other counties, it is not by coincidence. Republican leaders are concerned that some…
If Republican-leaning counties in Illinois have more referendums on the ballot this November than other counties, it is not by coincidence. Republican leaders are concerned that some…
July 25 Music at the Mansion 7 p.m. Ellwood Mansion, 509 N. First St., DeKalb Free The Chicago Rat-Pack Tribute Band will perform a 90-minute concert on the front porch of the Ellwood…
Rod Griffis started collecting antique bikes in 1996 when he found an old Whizzer motorbike that he once rode as a kid. “I grew up on a farm and we still own the farm so [the…
A recent vandalism spree by two youths at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin is going to cost up to $150,000 to fix. Late on Friday, July 6, two boys — ages 11 and 13 —…
MAPLE PARK Morton Grove man dies after Speedway crash A Morton Grove man died last week after he was involved in a crash at Sycamore Speedway. Timothy Erjavac, 47, was extricated from…
Lovers of antique tractors and trucks or simply fans of old-fashioned community festivals won’t go wrong with a trip to Waterman on July 21. The Waterman Lions Club host their 18th…
July 19 DeKalb Farmers Market 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Van Buer Plaza, north Second and Locust streets, DeKalb Free The DeKalb Farmers Market features more than 30 vendors who sell locally-grown…
Now halfway through a planned cycling journey from Colorado to Alaska, Jason Talamonti has dealt with broken chains, lingering left knee pain and countless ascents and descents…
Third in a series looking at the public funding of sports stadiums in Illinois Pat Quinn was on the ice in 2010 when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and in Houston in 2005 when…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact….
SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval. Senate Bill 3481, sponsored…
Scott Britton walked out to driveway to get his Sunday newspaper, only to find near it a plastic bag filled with rice (to keep it from blowing away) and anti-Semitic literature. Britton,…
First in a series looking at the public funding of Illinois sports stadiums Tom Tresser gets sick every time he hears something is needed to make Chicago “a world-class city.” “It…
SPRINGFIELD — A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance industry….