Through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, West Cook News has obtained a Village of Oak Park police report detailing an alleged “hate” crime at L!VE Café in January that ended up netting its owner nearly $30,000.
A teachers' union-backed candidate for River Forest school board says she isn't responsible for a harassment campaign that led her rival to quit the race.
Fenwick High School Principal Peter Groom sent an email via Schoology to students last week in which he indirectly compared former President Donald Trump to dictators Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
State Rep. Chris Welch (D-Hillside) has been named House Speaker, succeeding former Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) who held the position for nearly 40 years.
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin is under scrutiny after his named appeared in the Madigan documents, the trove over 200 emails and other documents detailing an alleged bribery scheme.