Visitors to the 41st Annual Zurko’s All-Night Flea Market at the DuPage County Fairgrounds will have 12 hours to enjoy shopping, interactions with pop culture icons and artifacts, food and fun, according to a release from Zurko Promotions.

Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) recently saw legislation he sponsored come full circle -- just like the beer can lids the measure addresses.

Rep. Jeanne Ives, (R-Wheaton) has accused the Chicago Tribune of false reporting and political bias based on a recent article titled "‘Lawmaker compares teachers who support transgender rights to ‘dirty old men.’"

More than 500 Lemont-area residents came to a recent jobs fair hosted by Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), and many of them left smiling, according to a press release from Olsen.

Two Downers Grove Republicans are taking Illinois' jobless woes into their own hands, at least in DuPage County, according to a press release.

Health-care professionals have been granted a reprieve from being required to refer patients to abortion centers in Illinois, according to CareNetDuPage.com.

The difference between being contracted to perform a governmental function and not being contracted to do so could spell trouble for the College of DuPage Foundation's hopes for a reversal of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) decision, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) contend.

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) might not be a superhero, but she knows an archenemy when she sees one: In Illinois, her longtime nemesis has been what she sees as an unfair property tax system, and she wants to form a team to fight it.

Describing immigration as the "story of America," U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) recognized World Refugee Day by meeting with refugees employed at a food production facility in Yorkville recently, according to a press release.

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.

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

The Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA) cited Rep. Patti Bellock's (R-Hinsdale) work on patient safety legislation and other health care initiatives in naming her "Legislator of the Year" recently.

The laundry and dry-cleaning industry might not be able to take another hit in Illinois, Sue Kratz, the executive director of the Illinois Professional Drycleaners and Launderers, told the DuPage Policy Journal recently.

Pete Stefani sees only bad outcomes from a proposed “home repair tax.”

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren(R-IL) announced recently that he is cosponsor of two bills that would make it easier for Americans to access the training and education required for jobs in high-demand industries, according to a press release.

The tax policy director at the Cato Institute doesn't see much of an upside for Naperville landlords being required to accept federal housing vouchers.

Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) said the recent passage of House Bill 418 will prevent retired police officers who are already receiving a pension from earning a second pension if they take on a new active-duty position.

Local chambers of commerce leaders don’t know what it takes for Illinois to come up with a budget plan, but they agree it needs to happen soon.

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