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Durbin named to House-Senate panel on transportation bill

April 24 at 7:41 p.m.

Illinois will have a seat at the table when an important U.S. House-Senate panel meets to hash out the next national transportation funding bill. U.S. … Read more ›

Marine Corps Veteran Judi Ruiz (left) is a tough competitor in the Hines VA Hospital's Veterans Games.
From the community

Local VA to Host Veterans Games

By Maureen Dyman | April 19 at 11:15 a.m.

Competing for medals in air rifles, bowling or archery were not things that Judi Ruiz ever thought she would be doing. After serving in the … Read more ›

Minimum level of registered nursing care may be required for Illinois nursing homes

March 6 at 9:39 a.m.

Residents of Illinois nursing homes would receive at least 46 minutes per day of direct care from registered nurses by 2014 under a new proposed … Read more ›

Rory Hoskins, Commissioner of Account and Finance, worked with State Representative Karen Yarbrough to secure funding for the Police Department in Forest Park. Chief Jim Ryan is also shown
From the community

7th District State Rep Candidate Wants to Hear from Residents

By Donna S. Bast | March 5 at 12:25 p.m.

Meeting with voters from River Forest Friday night, Rory Hoskins, candidate for Illinois 7th District State Representative, addressed concerns about safety and crime prevention. “Everyone … Read more ›

Cook County Board won’t let voters decide fate of recorder’s office

March 1 at 4:54 p.m.

The Cook County Board today voted against giving voters the option of doing away with the recorder of deeds office. The measure to include a … Read more ›

Chicago’s water rate hike causes ripples through suburbs

March 1 at 4:31 p.m.

When Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced plans to nearly double the rate Chicago charges its neighbors for Lake Michigan water, many suburbs began looking for cheaper … Read more ›

Gov. Pat Quinn talks technology in schools Tuesday at Piper Elementary School in Berwyn. (Antonio Perez / February 28, 2012)

Quinn says sales tax windfall could pay for schools

Feb. 28 at 5:14 p.m.

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn suggested Tuesday that better-than-expected sales-tax collections could be used to plug a hole in state school funding this year. The budget … Read more ›

Congressmen say mass transit will take hit under GOP bill

Feb. 21 at 3:19 p.m.

Illinois congressmen warned today that a major transportation bill being debated in Washington could cut into long-term funding for transportation projects in the Chicago area, … Read more ›

Kirk ‘adapting well’ at rehabilitation center

Feb. 17 at 2:03 p.m.

Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke last month, is “adapting well” at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and has started walking on a treadmill. … Read more ›

New Cook County property tax web site coming

Feb. 16 at 4:38 p.m.

Come April, Cook County property owners will be able to go to a single web site to find all of the government information related to … Read more ›

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