Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau has endorsed Michael Milani in his run for Village Board Trustee.

Former District 200 Board of Education President John Phelan is endorsing Steve Lefko in his run for the River Forest District 90 School Board.

There are almost as many people in Cook County now receiving public pension funds as there are active government workers, according to calculations recently released by the office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas.

A bill that would amend the University of Illinois Trustees Act in determining official residency status for all student trustees has been moved to the House Rules Committee for further consideration.

An Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) review finds Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new progressive-tax plan might not be everything it’s being promoted to be.

Former state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger is all in on the idea of Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) being in Washington, D.C. representing the 14th District.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t have to go far to get an up-close look at what he insists he wants for Illinois.

All 14 members of the St. Luke Speech Team that competed Feb. 9 in the 2019 West 40 Speech and Drama Festival won first-place to lead the team of fifth through eighth graders to a top overall team finish.

A bill that grants sanctuary for illegal immigrants has passed the Illinois House Executive Committee.

Ted Dabrowski was not in attendance at a recent Center for Tax and Budget (CTBA) Accountability “Property Taxes: Why Are They So High and Where Are They Going?” seminar hosted by CTBA executive director Ralph Martire in conjunction with the Palatine League of Women Voters, but he thinks he can almost hear what he is sure was said.

After years of having an active voice on critical matters, Steve Lefko’s run for the River Forest School District 90 School Board just stands to make his input official.

Greg Baise is desperately trying to make sense of all the tax madness.

The Oak Park Property Tax Watch group is slated to host a pair of Meet the Candidate forums prior to the April 2 municipal election.

Michael Milani said things are as they should be given a Cook County Circuit Court judge’s reinstatement of his People Over Politics three-member slate to the April 2 Orland Park municipal election for trustees on the village's board.

Sterigenics officials insist the company continues to “operate well within the limits of our permit and all applicable regulations” at its Willowbrook facility.

River Forest resident Steve Lefko, insisting that he wants to “be part of furthering an exceptional academic history,” is running for the District 90 School Board.

The Illinois Republican Party is urging newly minted Democratic U.S. Reps. Lauren Underwood and Sean Casten to help bring an end to the ongoing, record-setting partial government shutdown.

Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, is warning members that he believes Senate Bill 107, aimed at banning “assault weapons,” will not be the last attack on legal gun owners.

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) views the GOP's losses in November as an opportunity for rebirth.

Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison wants voters to be clear about where he stands on the newly restored 6 percent tax on parking app reservations that go into effect at the start of the year.