SPRINGFIELD — Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx filed motions in court Dec. 11 to vacate more than 1,000 low-level marijuana convictions, following through on a recently…
SPRINGFIELD — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Dec. 10 aimed at ensuring minority workers have access to jobs created through the state’s new $45 billion capital…
Jay Paul Deratany ran for office in Illinois a decade or so ago, promising to reduce taxes. But there are some things that we shouldn’t be cheap about, he says. “If we say we can’t…
(Seventh in a series looking at Illinois’ gambling expansion) The oldest form of legalized gaming in Illinois is a shell of its former self. Horse racing used to have the monopoly…
Dozens of volunteers built 75 bicycles on Dec. 3 to donate on the following morning to kindergartners, first- and second-graders at a Chicago Title 1 elementary school. Like Santa’s…
The Board of Directors of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce has appointed Shaunese Teamer as executive director of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. Teamer brings more than 25…
SPRINGFIELD — One month before the scheduled rollout of legalized marijuana in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a follow-up bill to the initial reform Dec. 4 and took questions…
Nestled in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood is a yellow brick building that is at the forefront of education for students, including pupils with special needs. Nearly half of the…
