A bill to ease licensing and other requirements in certain state-regulated career fields, which passed the House almost unanimously last month, is about helping people find "meaningful work," state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) said in a news release.
The global market for coworking space likely will continue its current growth amidst social distancing and remote working, growth that started before anyone heard of COVID-19, according to an industry report issued last spring.
Glenbard Township High School District 87 Board of Education members are treating the district's students like "crash test dummies," a Glenn Ellyn-area rugby coach said in a social media post early last week.
A DuPage County Republican lawmaker has been very quick to respond to Gov. J.B. Pritker's comments following a huddle with President Joe Biden earlier this month that the governor is open to federal assistance to stem violence in the state.
A 19-year-old Chicago man accused of stealing an SUV and leading a police chase through Glen Ellyn last summer was finally taken into custody Thursday following a joint effort by area police agencies.
An Elmhurst advocacy group's executive director will speak before the Hinsdale High School District 86 School Board in October as part of a settlement of an open meetings lawsuit reached in May.
Supporting or opposing the "Defund the Police" crowd movement has emerged as the defining difference between Democrat incumbent U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) and his Republican challenger, former Illinois Representative Jeanne Ives.
A Glenn Ellyn-based anti-recreational marijuana group is urging the village to opt-out of legal weed sales, despite village leaderships steps in that direction and word about a possible referendum in November.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed so-called "fair tax" plan, which he claims will cut taxes for 97 percent of state residents, will cost the typical DuPage County family about $3,500 and not resolve the state's fiscal issues, according to an Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) report.
Even if Illinois state House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) used "dirty tricks" to fend off 2016 primary challenger Jason Gonzales, the strategy allegedly employed was not illegal, according to a recent court filing.
A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) was going for shock value when she referred to the deaths of migrant children under the care of border security agents as "intentional," the Republican state House Representative from East Dundee said during a recent interview.
Legislation that would extend state student aid eligibility to undocumented immigrants, on the governor's desk unsigned for about a week, will not be any easier to fund than the current program, State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) said during a recent interview.
Lisle Unit District 202 residents casting votes in next month's election will have a unique opportunity – for Illinois, at least – to reduce their property taxes.
Months after area protesters called for the closure of Sterigenics' Willowbrook facility over allegedly elevated ethylene oxide emissions, an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) official earlier today ordered the facility shut down.
State Sen. James D. "Jim" Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) says that Illinois needs to take a close look at what's happening in New York before implementing newly elected Gov. J.B. Pritzker's progressive income tax
Illinois education officials are out to get half of the state's budget—and they just might—to the detriment of the state's taxpayers, according to an online Wirepoints newsletter issued earlier today.