The Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) have asked the Illinois Attorney General Public Access Office to look into possible Open Meeting Act (OMA) violations by the Effiingham County Insurance Committee after its members went to an unpublicized meeting recently, the group reports on its Illinois Leaks website.
Gov. Bruce Rauner's campaign committee has hired Matt Besler, president of the Illinois Opportunity Project, as its chief adviser, the non-profit advocacy announced on Monday.
The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.
The families of two firefighters who died in the line received the Duty Death Gold Badge in honor of their lost loved ones at the 24th Annual Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Tuesday.
A taxpayer advocacy group is warning Berwyn residents that they could see their property taxes jump 17 percent if they approve a South Berwyn School District 100 referendum on Tuesday.
Dr. Jeffrey Leef, Republican candidate for the 7th Congressional District U.S. House seat, commented on the impasse in negotiations between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) recently.
The Cook County Department of Veterans Affairs invites Vietnam-era veterans to the 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemoration at the Brookfield Zoo Swan Pavilion, 8400 W. 31st St., Brookfield, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29.
Tracy Smodilla, Republican candidate for the State Senate District 22 seat, weighed in on the State Board of Elections' denial of Auditor General Frank Mautino's request for another extension earlier this month to turn over his amended campaign spending records.
The continuing budget woes in Illinois have claimed another casualty, with Moody's Investors Service recently downgrading Triton College's bond credit rating.
Tracy Smodilla, Republican candidate for the District 22 state Senate seat, recently announced that she was successful in her efforts to add her name to the November ballot.
West Chicago Community High School's (WCCHS) Jacob Wiegele shot 13 three-point baskets on Friday to take the Class 4A Country Financial Three-Point Showdown title and become the IHSA 3-point Class 4A Champion.
The Fenwick Friars athletic summer camps are now accepting registrations for a variety of sports. The camps are divided by age group and experience, and the Fenwick High School coaching staff provides instruction to campers.