SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, who was elected Calumet City mayor in April, is facing a challenge to his mayorship that is based on a municipal referendum that prohibits…
SPRINGFIELD – A new amendment to House Bill 116, which advanced out of committee earlier this spring, would allow municipalities to vote on rent control measures through referendum….
Voters in Oswego School District 308 said no to a proposed tax increase placed on the April 2 ballot. But, the defeat came on a small 326 vote difference, with voters in the Will County…
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the repealed Prohibition in 1933, there was a catch— local governments nationwide still had the power to prohibit the sales of alcohol….
The north Lake County municipalities of Winthrop Harbor and Zion are seeking home-rule status through a referendum question being put to voters on the Nov. 6 general election ballot….
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 has already started reversing cuts being made in the district in the wake of voters approving $139 million in bonds for capital projects. In…
O’Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90, during next week’s April 2 consolidation elections, will seek advice on whether to start moving in earnest toward construction…
Kendall County voters came out in strong numbers Nov. 6, like their counterparts across the state. More than 50 percent of registered voters in the county cast ballots and those voters…
Men killed in Chicago shootingsTwo men were killed Friday in shootings in Chicago. A 42-year-old man ...
Black Lives Matter founder takes ...A two-year controversy ended with the swearing-in ceremony of new members at ...
State loses more than 1,000 ...Illinois lost more than 1,000 jobs in April. Figures from the state's ...
Homer Glen man charged with ...A Homer Glen man has been charged with threatening a state representative ...
