A fan of the “Peanuts” comic strip, former President Barack Obama said one Peanuts gag is hitting too close to home. He said the scenario where Lucy promises Charlie Brown that…
Bulldozers have lately been tooling around two blocks of Shermer Road on the edge of downtown Northbrook, finishing up removing most of an entire zoning district. The unusual old district…
Can changing how people vote increase the likelihood that more of them will turn out to vote? That’s the question underlying a panel discussion at the Chicago Board of Elections offices…
The slow release of DuPage County voting results from Tuesday’s primary prompted jokes and comparisons to how Chicago and Cook County once delayed election totals to supposedly…
The following is a list of candidates who have filed for Tazewell County offices in the 2018 primary election. All offices are four-year terms except those otherwise specified. …
Cook County and Illinois’ other 107 election jurisdictions, assisted by the state and federal governments, are now better prepared to deal with potential cyberattacks. That was the…
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and challenger Sean Casten didn’t agree on much during a July 26 televised forum in downtown Chicago. Roskam, a six-term 6th District Republican,…
Republican Randy Hultgren has smooth sailing ahead for renomination by his party for a fifth term in Congress in 2018. But after that, it could be a rougher road for the 51-year-old…
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Farmers and grain buyers are beginning to gain a clearer, more accurate ...
