SPRINGFIELD — Members of a liberal House caucus urged action on a bill that would rewrite Illinois’ abortion law before session is scheduled to conclude May 31. The appeal for advancement…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ new evidence-based school funding model is effectively driving added funding to the state’s neediest school districts, but the state must double its annual…
From Antioch to Rantoul, residents in some Illinois communities will be seeing property tax relief. Twenty-eight school districts — nearly three-quarters of which are in Cook County…
The Democratic nominee for Cook County assessor is applauding an Appellate Court ruling requiring transparency from the office he wants to run. On June 29, judges of the Illinois Appellate…
From raising the minimum wage and guaranteeing sick leave for low-income workers, to raising sales tax on sugary soft-drinks, the Cook County Board made significant moves in 2016. The…
As budget cuts continue in Oswego Community Unit School District 308, the Board of Education is seeking to pass a referendum that it says will prevent further negative impact on student…
Despite a new, highly touted school-funding formula in place, a huge gap between the haves and the have-nots still exists. Funding for Illinois school districts ranges from schools…
A push is being made to inform 50,000 Cook County residents — many of them senior citizens — that they could be the targets of tax scavengers. The education effort has led to high-profile…
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 ...
