The trustees of Oak Park do not want their village annexed by Chicago, as mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy suggested earlier this week.

Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb said the village enjoys its small government and does not want to be part of Chicago, a move Chicago mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy (D) has proposed.

A bill to keep at-risk families together and allow them to have access to healthcare and other services has been introduced in the House of Representatives.

A bill to repeal English as the official state language of Illinois was introduced in the House of Representatives on Feb. 1.

A resolution to implement a task force to study the media habits of youth in Illinois was introduced last month in the House of Representatives.

A bill that amends school code to allow for curricula involving "media literacy" to be taught in high schools was introduced in the House of Representatives on Feb. 1 by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-Cicero).

The state Senate during the Nov. 27 House floor session failed to override Gov. Bruce Pauner's veto of a bill that would have created the Cook County Water Infrastructure Fund to help pay for water-system upgrades in the county.

A recent Supreme Court ruling reverses the way public employees now join unions.

After the landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME today, public sector employees no longer are required to opt out of unions they don't wish to participate in, but now must opt-in to become members.

The attorney for Mark Janus said a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Janus vs. ASCME case is a giant win for constitutional freedoms and public sector employees nationwide.