Newly elected Park Forest Mayor John Vanderbilt believes it is up to the people of the village to save themselves.

Nearly two weeks after falling short in his run against two-time 43rd Ward incumbent Ald. Michele Smith, Derek Lindblom is still focused on just one thing.

More than a week after falling just short in his spirited run against four-time incumbent Ald. Howard Brookins Jr., Marvin McNeil still believes residents of the 21st Ward need better representation.

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider finds it difficult to seriously consider Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax-hike proposal, given the source of the plan's own history of personal finance.

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) leaders are targeting the offices of Democratic state Rep. Curtis Tarver (D-Chicago) for protest after he recently voted against removing the ban on rent control in Illinois.

Jessica Gutierrez thinks her narrow loss to Ald. Ariel E. Reboyras in the 30th Ward should serve as a warning to the winning candidate about area residents' growing frustrations.

The numbers may say one thing, but campaign representatives for Deborah A. Foster-Bonner did not exactly sound ready to concede her 6th Ward race to incumbent Ald. Roderick Sawyer in the immediate hours after all the votes had been counted.

Martin Preib sees Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case as just the latest example of a pattern of misguided actions she has taken since assuming office.

The Heartland Institute's Lennie Jarratt is convinced that the only chance Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials have of combating the system’s growing problem of student bullying lies in leaving more of the solution in the hands of the students and their parents.

The Chicago City Council has approved a rule mandating that all committee hearings be aired or broadcast over the Internet beginning later this year.

The Jussie Smollett case keeps getting stranger by the minute, with word now circulating that Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx never formally recused herself from the case as has been widely reported.

Former Chicago alderman and mayoral candidate Bob Fioretti is looking for answers in the wake of all charges dramatically being dropped against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.

State government-relations manager Lennie Jarratt is hoping that Gov. J.B. Pritzker does not put dollars over sense when it comes to improving the educational opportunities of students trapped in some of the most underachieving Chicago Public Schools (CPS).

There are almost as many people in Cook County now receiving public pension funds as there are active government workers, according to calculations recently released by the office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas.

Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider wants to see Gov. J.B. Pritzker lead by example with regard to his plan to raise taxes that he has been pushing since before winning the election last November.

An Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) review finds Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new progressive-tax plan might not be everything it’s being promoted to be.

Former state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger is all in on the idea of Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) being in Washington, D.C. representing the 14th District.

Democratic state Rep. Marcus C. Evans Jr. (D-Chicago) is pushing a bill that would mean free fares on public transportation for veterans with disabilities and for some students on days when classes are held.

A bill that would provide women with more rights under the Medical Patient Rights Act has been placed on the House Calendar for short debate.

Legislation that would amend clauses in the Illinois Pension Code has been referred to the state House Local Retirement System Subcommittee.