Lexington of La Grange, a 120-bed skilled care facility in the West Suburbs, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2018.

"Can you hear me now?" will no longer be the question in the Prairie State. Gov. Bruce Rauner was loud and clear Thursday when announcing the Small Wireless Facilities Development Act, which he signed with Republican lawmakers at this side.

H.J. Mohr, which has sold crushed limestone, sand and clay from its south Oak Park location since 1893, is closed for business, citing “financial woes.” Whatever the circumstances, the company’s nearly $107,000 annual property tax bill on its plant at 915 S. Maple Street last year didn’t help.

Walmart will close its Sam’s Club store in Naperville, the company announced.

Caterpillar, the publicly traded construction management giant, announced through its railway services subsidiary Progress Rail Services that it is considering closing its historic Electro Motive Diesel (EMD) facility in La Grange.

Mark Glennon, the founder of Wirepoints, sees House Bill 4293 as being representative of everything wrong with Illinois’ faltering national reputation.

The number of food stamp recipients fell over two years at 54 of 66 Illinois welfare offices analyzed by Prairie State Wire.

Zach Mottl thinks federal tax reform bills being proposed by Republicans are a push in the right direction. “It moves the needle in right direction, Mottl, chief alignment officer for Atlas Took & Die Works in Lyons, said during a recent appearance on "Chicago's Morning Answer" radio show.

A taxpayer revolt has taken place in Cook County. The outrage wasn’t just about soda but a mandate against the repressive effects of cumulative taxation policies burdening the welfare of hard working families throughout Cook County.

Zach Mottl, chief alignment officer at Atlas Tool and Die, recently praised the GOP’s proposed tax reforms in a press release from Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL).

The leader of a group of parents concerned about an apparent lack of transparency in the finances of River Forest Youth Baseball and Softball (RFYBS) is weighing his options after a promised audit never materialized at the annual meeting recently.

The United Scrap Metal facility in Cicero got a nice surprise recently went Gov. Bruce Rauner stopped in as part of his "Built in Illinois" tour, according to a press release.

Oaklawn will lose its Kmart store in mid-November, as owner Sears continues to fight revenue losses, according to USA Today.

Public sector employees and retirees could accept less than their constitutionally protected pensions if they understand it's them or public education, an economist said during an appearance on a recent Chicago-based radio show.

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.

Oak Park has decided not to d​ecide.

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

The Oak Park Board of Trustees took the upcoming countywide minimum wage hike off the table at its recent meeting following public outcry, according to OakPark.com.

Oak Park hasn't opted out of a countywide ordinance to raise the minimum wage that takes effect on July 1, leaving many local businesses wondering whether they have a future in the Chicago suburb.

Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.