Former Illinois state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) presented more evidence on Friday that she alleges confirms that Breakthrough Ideas, the policy group she co-founded, was correct in its initial assessment of an unlawful vote by a former DuPage County resident.
For over a year scientists have been refuting the Chicago Tribune’s reporting that emissions of ethylene oxide (EtO), from a medical equipment plant in Willowbrook, Sterigenics, presented a danger to the public.
An air-quality expert and frequent critic of Michael Hawthorne’s reporting on the environment told DuPage Policy Journal that he wasn’t surprised the Chicago Tribune staffer was a finalist for a regional journalism award for his coverage of Sterigenics, the Willowbrook plant that uses ethylene oxide (EtO) gas to sterilize medical equipment.
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This week in Illinois history: Dec. 3-9: The United States gained Illinois as its 21st state. Named after a “tribe of superior men” in Algonquin Indian language, Illinois originally had only a handful of counties, rather than the 102 it boasts today
Learn about a prominent Washington power couple, the still-standing building that hosted the state's second official capitol, and possibly the worst newspaper headline in history.
According to WalletHub, Naperville residents are expected to spend $2,381 on holiday shopping this year, compared to the $967 the National Retail Federation predicts the average per-person shopper will spend in the 507 other cities analyzed for the survey.
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Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) knows a lot of Illinoisans will be looking up on the night of Aug. 21, and she wants them to do it smartly.
Six hundred workers will lose their jobs once Butterball completes the closure of its bacon-processing plant in Montgomery by July 17, the company announced recently.
Even as Gov. Bruce Rauner continues to strive toward a potential state budget solution, House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) “delays and offers nothing,” the Chicago Tribune recently reported while continuing its coverage of Illinois’ hemorrhaging finances.
The intense Aurora mayoral race was recently on full display at Eola Community Center when three of the four remaining candidates gathered for an event where one of the central questions of the campaign was put front and center.
A potential solution in Illinois’ long-running and often contentious budget impasse may finally be in sight.
Illinois Senate leaders are reportedly still negotiating the proposed budget plan that would raise the personal income tax rate to at least 4.95 percent.
The Chicago Tribune has called for embattled Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to step aside until he resolves nagging campaign finance questions that his critics say major media outlets have largely ignored for months.
Even as Gov. Bruce Rauner continues to strive toward a potential state budget solution, House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) “delays and offers nothing,” the Chicago Tribune recently reported while continuing its coverage of Illinois’ hemorrhaging finances.
The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board made headlines last week when it endorsed Gary Johnson for U.S. president.