Watchdog: Teams score at public’s expense
April 3, 2024First 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…
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…
No immigrant community is ever a monolith. Immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other countries in the South Asian region represent a wide variety of ethnic groups, religions…
It was a very good day for incumbents as Illinois voters selected nominees for Congress in the March 19 primary. Nearly all of the state’s 17 current representatives easily secured…
Residents in several southeast Rockford neighborhoods are reeling emotionally after a 22-year old Rockford man went berserk the afternoon of March 27 and attacked more than a dozen…
An Elburn veterinarian and nationally known dog show judge has been arrested by the FBI on charges of distributing child pornography. Adam Stafford King, 39, was arrested March 22 after…
Eileen O’Neill Burke has won the all but decisive Democratic primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney. After 10 days of officials tabulating late-arriving mail-in votes and…
Robert Renteria was falling into the life of his father, who was a heroin addict and an alcoholic. Renteria was doing drugs, selling drugs, and involved in a gang. He was burglarizing…
The Democratic primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney remained historically close after thousands of mail-in ballots were tabulated by election officials in Chicago and the…
It was a very good day for incumbents as Illinois voters selected nominees for Congress in the March 19 primary. Nearly all of the state’s 17 current representatives easily secured…
Stephani Mason was doing well for herself, working in finance for JPMorgan Chase, when she made the move to go into academia. “Change is a daunting thing,” Mason said. “You go…
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….
On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the Illinois legislature and in the state’s court system. But most of those contests are uncompetitive….