SPRINGFIELD — New Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, announced his leadership team Jan. 28 on the first day of the 2020 legislative session. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood,…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker struck a tone of optimism and accomplishment in his annual State of the State Address on Jan. 29, declaring “the old patronage system needs to die”…
SPRINGFIELD – Senator Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, was elected as the 39th president of the Illinois Senate on Sunday, Jan. 19 after hours of behind-the-scenes negotiations. The race…
SPRINGFIELD — The state’s minimum wage will increase by $1 hourly, recreational marijuana will go on sale to those over 21 years of age, and some state taxes and licensing fees…
“You promised me this wouldn’t happen,” she said as she switched off the light late that November night in 2016. She turned and faced the wall. We both knew, of course, that there…
SPRINGFIELD — Two years after Illinois’ Legislature approved new language for the U.S. Constitution codifying that rights cannot be denied due to gender, the Equal Rights Amendment…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Republicans on Jan. 8 blasted a draft final report from the special Property Tax Relief Task Force that lawmakers formed last year. They said the…
SPRINGFIELD — A tumultuous year in Illinois politics draws to its close as the historic legislative accomplishments of May and June give way to a flurry of ongoing federal investigative…
Hinsdale couple file $500 million ...A Hinsdale couple have filed a $500 million claim against a car ...
Renovations close RiverEdge for seasonAurora’s RiverEdge Park is known around northern Illinois as a gem when ...
Chicago police shoot two suspects ...Chicago police shot two suspects – one fatally – in separate incidents ...
Suspect charged in fatal Streamwood ...A suspect has been charged in connection with the stabbing deaths of ...
