Illinois state Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe (R-Chicago) urged the House to vote no on the graduated income tax proposal during Monday's session, saying it would hurt the middle class.
Chicago will have its first African-American female mayor after Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle secured the top spots in Tuesday's primary election, but both candidates have had issues in the past.
Four of Chicago's 14 mayoral candidates at an early childhood education forum on Monday shared how they will fix the city's education system if they are elected.
David Krupa, a candidate for 13th Ward alderman, announced today he filed a lawsuit against current Alderman Marty Quinn and House Speaker Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) for trying to dissuade him from running during the current election cycle.
Ten candidates for mayor of Chicago attended a forum by Access Living on Dec. 13, where they answered questions about their plans to help people with disabilities in Chicago.
The Senate Public Health Committee held a hearing Monday involving DNA evidence processing delays, when mothers whose sons were killed spoke out about not having closure due to the delays in processing.
Rev. Dr. Alan Vincent Ragland, pastor at Third Baptist Church of Chicago for 26 years before his recent retirement, was honored by a resolution passed by the Illinois House of Representatives on Nov. 29.
The state Senate during the Nov. 27 House floor session failed to override Gov. Bruce Pauner's veto of a bill that would have created the Cook County Water Infrastructure Fund to help pay for water-system upgrades in the county.
A bill that Gov. Bruce Rauner previously vetoed involving pensions for former firefighters serving as aldermen might continue if lawmakers choose to override Rauner's veto.
If the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) approves a request by developer Dick Keefe Development Corporation, taxpayers will be on the hook for approximately $700,000 and a road would rip through Canal Shores Golf Course, according to the spokesman for the golf course.
Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon doesn't think Chicago's latest consideration to move ownership of the Midway Airport to the public-employee pension is a good idea.
In a recent radio appearance, former Chicago police superintendent and mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy called the recent settlement to the family of Laquan McDonald "a cover-up."
The House Healthcare Availability and Accessibility Committee recently held a hearing regarding the high rates of maternal and infant mortality in the African-American community in Illinois.
After the landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME today, public sector employees no longer are required to opt out of unions they don't wish to participate in, but now must opt-in to become members.
The attorney for Mark Janus said a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Janus vs. ASCME case is a giant win for constitutional freedoms and public sector employees nationwide.