Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R. Wheaton), who narrowly lost her bid to unseat then Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary just over a year ago, is back in the political spotlight after announcing her run in the 6th Congressional District.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and U.S. House Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) were recently feted to a fundraiser where sponsorships were as high as $2,500 at the Hinsdale home of longtime party fundraiser and RunDocRun chairman Dr. Ramsey Ellis.

A trio of Illinois lawmakers were on hand July 10 in Darien for a coffee and conversation event at Chuck’s Southern Comforts Café.

Illinois state lawmakers have a dubious history of subjecting residents to gas tax hikes, but the recent doubling of the state gas tax to 38 cents per gallon seems to have taken things to an entirely new level.

Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) Executive Director Richard A. Pearson recently shared a bulletin with members alerting them to be on the lookout for anti-gun, anti-Second Amendment groups funded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that will be misrepresenting themselves as organizations promoting community safety.

Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) wants to see Independence Day become a time when locals are allowed to take full advantage of more of their liberties.

Congressmen Bill Foster (D-Aurora) and Sean Casten (D-Wheaton) recently hosted a panel discussion in Naperville where issues faced by the LGBTQ community were put front and center.

Following a prolonged internal investigation into potential contract irregularities involving Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, village board trustee Bill Healy knows one thing for sure. Two things, actually.

With the Village of Orland Park having concluded its investigation, finding no evidence of wrongdoing, Mayor Keith Pekau is now labeling allegations of contract irregularities lodged against him a​ political attack.

River Forest's Roosevelt Middle School is the latest Chicagoland-area school to announce that the release of at least some student yearbooks will be delayed after a photo of a student flashing the upside-down “OK” hand gesture now associated with white supremacy was discovered.

Dan Granato fumes that after 53 years of owning his own liquor business in Illinois, things have not gotten any easier.

Republican Cook County Board Commissioner Sean Morrison will try to mend some fences between opposing sides of the so-called "Just Housing Bill" debate before it becomes a law in November.

The Archdiocese of Chicago has named St. Luke Parish middle-school teacher Janet Crosswhite a Heart of the School Award winner.

With news that he is now under federal review, newly elected Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker finds himself in dubious company.

Newly elected Park Forest Mayor John Vanderbilt believes it is up to the people of the village to save themselves.

Veteran Illinois Congressman Danny Davis is among the growing list of Democratic party leaders sending mixed signals about where they officially stand on President Donald Trump’s still evolving plan to send many of the undocumented immigrants now spread across the country to so-called “sanctuary cities.”

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider finds it difficult to seriously consider Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax-hike proposal, given the source of the plan's own history of personal finance.

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau thinks the same rules should apply to every one of his constituents, particularly those running for public office.

Steve Lefko is reminding River Forest District 90 School Board voters of all the things other area leaders have had to say about him in his run for office.

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