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I’m coming a bit late to this (national current events having overtaken everything), but a lawsuit filed by House and Senate Republicans was recently tossed out by Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Jack Davis, II. The suit sought to strike down a new law backed by trial lawyers (Senate Bill 328). The Republicans say they…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — State Representative Christopher “C.D.” Davidsmeyer (R-Murrayville) was presented the 2025 IARF Champion Award by Josh Evans, president & CEO during the association’s 2025 IARF Educational Conference & Expo held Aug. 27-29 at the Bloomington Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The IARF Champion Award recognizes individuals, groups and/or organizations that put forth…

President Donald Trump Friday suggested that federal troops could be deployed to Chicago amid his efforts to crack down on crime, repeating a threat that both Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson have said would be illegal. During a news conference Friday in the Oval Office, Trump said Chicago could be handled similarly to…

“I am not from the political system,” Dabrowski said while announcing his candidacy. “I know the system; I know the players. I know how the sausage is made and why it tastes so bad."

“I’m not mourning a racist, bigoted, xenophobic clown like him who hated me and mine,” Johnson press aide Anton P. Adkins wrote this week on his personal Facebook account. Ald. Ray Lopez said a 10-day suspension that deprives Adkins of one paycheck is a “slap on the wrist.”

"Just two nights ago, I called for the governor to resign frankly over his terrible comments blaming Trump and Jan. 6 for Charlie Kirk's political assassination," state Rep. Adam Niemerg said. "The governor has shown that he is not capable of leading. He has shown that he needs to be removed from office, and that […]

Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Friday to authorize medical professionals to provide updated COVID-19 vaccines to nearly anyone who wants it in Illinois, despite an effort by federal officials to limit access to the life-saving shot. Federal health officials approved updated versions of the COVID-19 vaccine, but authorized them only for people 65 and […]

"It’s always been difficult to see how either Pritzker or Trump could negotiate in this environment. They both clearly want capitulation and they both say they believe that they are the true patriots."

The burglary ring targeted dozens of businesses between February 2024 and May 2025 in Arlington Heights, Chicago, Addison, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Oak Lawn, Worth, Barrington, South Barrington, Deerfield, Wauconda, Gilberts, West Dundee, Gurnee, Lake Forest, Carpentersville, Des Plaines, Westchester, Wilmette, Northbrook, North Chicago, Glencoe, Skokie, and Morton Grove.

One ICE officer was struck by the driver and dragged after being hit by the suspect’s vehicle as he attempted to flee, an ICE spokesperson said. Fearing for his life, the officer fired his weapon and struck the immigrant who was being sought by the agency as part of a targeted immigration enforcement operation in […]

Sarah Fletcher, former charter school educator and administrator, explained the data confirms what she has seen for years. “Even before COVID, Illinois proficiency rates weren’t strong,” Fletcher said. “The pandemic didn’t cause these problems, but it revealed them. Parents finally saw firsthand on Zoom what their kids were learning, or not learning.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pick to lead the Chicago Housing Authority, retired Ald. Walter Burnett, and his wife, Darlena Williams-Burnett, have had at least 10 contracts for properties rented to CHA voucher holders, including two ongoing contracts and five contracts that were active during Williams-Burnett’s tenure as an employee at the housing authority.