Following the passage of a March 2012 voter Referendum, the City of Elmhurst contracted to procure electric supply in a municipal electric aggregation program for residents and small businesses.

Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-North Aurora) expressed his opposition on the Senate floor Thursday to a bill that removes local government power from collective bargaining.

The City of West Chicago has announced its annual call for vendors for the 2019 Blooming Fest event which will take place on Saturday, May 18, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. EPA are at odds regarding the shutdown of portions of Sterigenics in Willowbrook.

Kim Zoeller wishes lawmakers in Springfield doggedly pushing for a minimum wage increase would see the same big picture she does.

Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) spoke out in opposition to a bill that would raise the minimum wage in Illinois on Wednesday during a House Labor and Commerce Committee hearing.

West Suburban Nursing and Rehab Center, a 259-bed skilled care facility in Bloomingdale, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.

The Chicago Tribune distorted EPA findings of ethylene oxide (EO) emissions from Sterigenics to fit a predetermined conclusion concerning the level of danger from the plant, according to Rich Trzupek, a Heartland Institute policy advisor on the environment and energy.

While he supports minimum-wage-increase legislation, State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) does not agree with a recent bill that would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour.

High taxes, record debt, underfunded pensions, notorious corruption, and an ongoing urban crime problem are only a few of Illinois’ most pressing problems.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a January 23 executive order committing Illinois to the expensive energy sources and failed carbon-dioxide reduction goals of the United Nations and the Paris Climate Agreement.

The City of Wood Dale recently worked with Hamilton Partners to facilitate the redevelopment of a former office building located at 1235 N. Mittel Blvd into an 81,430 square-foot industrial use property that will be leased by both Caesarstone USA, Inc. and Heidolph NA LLC, two firms currently located across the county line in Elk Grove Village

The Professional Art Quilt Alliance (PAQA), a group of mid-west fiber artists who meet monthly in suburban Chicago, will be featured artists at Gallery 200 in January for a show titled Illumination.

Think Spring, it will be here before you know it!

On December 13, City Council and staff welcomed one of Wood Dale’s newest businesses, The Neighborhood Gym, with a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony.

Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS), at 1655 Powis Road in West Chicago, Illinois is an established leader in the industry of waste diversion, with its ability to reclaim 40% recyclable material from the conventional waste stream, has been recognized as a Brilliance in Business Award recipient by the City of West Chicago.

From its inception eight years ago, Royal Polish Nail Salon has known the secrets of success in the small business world; personal service, knowledge and commitment to industry best practices; and the charm of a downtown bricks and mortar location.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has been calm during the ongoing Sterigenics ethylene-oxide-emissions controversy, the national EPA not so much and the residents of Willowbrook should breathe easy, an air quality specialist said during a recent radio interview.

Federal agencies relied on faulty, even completely unreliable, air quality figures to target the Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook as a regional health threat, air quality and "junk science" experts say.

The Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce is promoting a Shop Small social media campaign that is attracting attention for its many member businesses in West Chicago, as well as Winfield and Warrenville.