WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to redistricting in Illinois despite complaints from the League of Women Voters of Illinois that … Read more ›
Politics and government
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Lipinski Leads 22 Local Officials in Urging Additional Trains on Metra’s Heritage Corridor
Congressman Dan Lipinski today led 22 local elected officials in sending a letter to Metra urging it to add two rush hour trains to the … Read more ›
Illinois Senate passes ban on scandal-plagued scholarship program
The Illinois Senate today overwhelmingly approved the elimination of a century-old legislative scholarship program that has come under federal investigation and long been abused by … Read more ›
Illinois moves closer to cracking down on a fugitive’s family members who help him flee
SPRINGFIELD—Illinois moved closer Thursday to cracking down on a fugitive’s family members who help him flee. A House judicial panel voted 7-1 for a measure … Read more ›
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Candidate for Will County State’s Attorney, Dave Carlson, called his opponent, incumbent James Glasgow, hypocritical for his publicizing what has been an epidemic of heroin … Read more ›
From the community
Will County Auditor Blackburn selected as panelist for State CPA Government Conference
JOLIET – Will County Auditor Duffy Blackburn will be a panelist for the Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society’s annual Government Conference. Blackburn, also a CPA, … Read more ›
Romney, Santorum lay groundwork for furious finish in Illinois
MOLINE, Ill.—The leading contenders in the Republican presidential race spent Sunday laying the groundwork for a furious if not acrimonious final push for votes heading … Read more ›
From the community
Heritage Corridor CVB Members Meet with State Officials at First I&M Canal Day
For Immediate Release March 9, 2012 Contact:Robert L. Navarro, PhD.815.588.7940Navarro@hccvbil.com Romeoville, IL – Representatives from the Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) were among … Read more ›
Illinois early voting underway for March 20 primary
Early voting in Illinois for the March 20 Republican and Democratic primaries starts Monday and runs through March 15. The practice has become an increasingly … Read more ›
Quinn’s bad news budget: ‘Our rendezvous with reality has arrived’
SPRINGFIELD—Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn today delivered a bad news budget speech, calling for prison closures, layoffs and cutbacks to health care for the poor. “This … Read more ›
