Cook County paid out more than $1.23 million in worker’s compensation benefits last month, according to records obtained by Chicago City Wire through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

School counselor and "diversity consultant" Binita Donohue leads a special Oak Park-River Forest High School District 200 board meeting Monday night centered on how to equalize academic performance between white and black students.

If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.

Two school districts in west Cook County are eligible to receive Property Tax Relief Grants, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced today.

The state legislature adjourned before taking action on Senate Bill 1597, which would require Illinois consumers to pay a 5 cent fee for every single-use paper or plastic bag, but similar proposals are being considered at the county and local levels.

Elmwood Park voters will decide who will serve on the village and library boards when they head to the polls on April 2.

Just days into her new job as a state representative, Anne Stava-Murray (D-Naperville) has managed to cause a stir among her constituents by characterizing her hometown of Naperville as having “white supremacist policies.”

Minority House Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) was among nine GOP state lawmakers who joined with Democrats to pass a bill to hike the pay of state agency department heads this week.

Melrose Park voters will decide who will fill seats on the village council when they head to the polls on April 2.

The average teacher in Oak Park-River Forest D200 received $135,194 in total compensation during the 2015-2016 school year for working nine months, according to an analysis of Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Teachers Retirement System (TRS) records by the West Cook News.

The average teacher at Oak Park ESD 97 received $119,740 in total compensation in the 2015-2016 school year for working nine months, according to an analysis of Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Teachers Retirement System (TRS) records by the West Cook News.

Hodgkins residents will decide who will serve as village president in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Indian Head Park residents will decide who will serve as village president in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Countryside residents will decide who will serve as mayor in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Forest Park residents will decide who will serve as mayor in the coming months as the next cycle of local elections unfolds.

Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) contributed $21.1 million to 30 state House races this election cycle, including $3,445,351 to 22 fellow Democrats in the week leading up to Tuesday’s general election.

The results of the Cook County Commissioner races have been released.

Democrat Frederick ''Fritz'' Kaegi has been declared the winner in the Cook County Assessor's race against Republican Joseph Paglia.

Republican Jim Durkin has been declared the winner in the 82nd House District race against Democrat Tom Chlystek.

With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Democrat Suzy Glowiak and Republican Chris Nybo were stuck in a tie for the 24th Senate District seat.