BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, issued the following statement regarding the attack on attendees of AMP Chicago’s 4th Annual Palestine Fest:

Illinois State Rep. John Cabello introduced House Bill 5816 to establish a formal process for county boards to remove appointed fire protection district trustees for cause.

Incumbent State Rep. Mary Beth Canty (D-54th) and Republican challenger Joseph Tracy squared off Sunday in a 54th State House District candidate forum at the Arlington Heights Memorial Public Library. 

The first full week of October marks Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week. For me, the issue is not about politics or legal theory. It is about what it costs to run a family business, employ skilled people and...

(The Center Square) – Local officials in Central Illinois have been deterred from continuing talks to develop a data center after community pushback and concern over the potential a new

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – State Representative Gregg Johnson, D-Rock Island, releases a statement in support of Governor Pritzker’s emergency proclamation to lower diesel prices for farmers during transport:

AURORA, Ill. —  In response to a recently issued press release by Aurora Mayor John Laesch, state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is releasing the following statement on the Text a Physician, or...

Illinois Soybean Growers Appreciates Action by State of Illinois on Diesel Issue

JOLIET, Ill. – State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, joined community members, advocates, families, service providers, and local leaders at Joliet’s second annual Disability Pride Fest on Saturday,...

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Patrons borrowing an e-book or a digital audiobook from their local library may not realize that libraries pay four or five times more for those materials than the average consumer.

By State Senator Mike Halpin

* I’ve never seen any polling on this topic, but I’d bet these political robocalls rank right up there with some of the most annoying things people deal with every day…

Google is bankrolling a $4.3 billion upgrade of Constellation nuclear facilities across the PJM grid, roughly half of it in Illinois.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. –  State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, in tandem with Governor JB Pritzker, announces two new temporary measures to help farmers offset diesel costs by allowing dyed diesel to...

State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris), a longtime advocate and national leader for expanding nuclear energy in Illinois...

CHICAGO — A new law championed by state Rep. Mike Kelly, D-Chicago, will allow emergency medical service (EMS) responders to take patients to the nearest mental health facility if mental health symptoms...

The White Sox didn’t exactly play workout music during the Guardians’ workout Tuesday at Rate Field.

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Illinoisans are dealing with rising costs and a broken property tax system that hits homeowners and small businesses too hard, while making it more difficult for the state to attract and retain employers....

Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer, R-Murrayville, recently introduced a bill that, if passed, would allow counties to set their own rules for data center regulation.

Three years after the social-justice SAFE-T Act was passed, complaints about it are still falling on deaf Democratic ears, even those from high-profile Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen...

QUINCY, Illinois— The parking lot of the Quincy Salvation Army Kroc Center was packed Tuesday morning for the Senior Adult Health Fair.

Along with instructions on car lines and no running in the halls, families across Illinois will receive a different kind of message in their student handbooks next fall — how to be safe around train...

What latest filings reveal about money in Marsia Geldert-Murphey, Erica Hariss senate race

Democrats have had their eye on the 47th District House seat in DuPage County since outgoing Republican State Rep. Amy Grant first won election in 2020. Grant was a mediocre fundraiser who was widely...

ROCK ISLAND – State Senator Mike Halpin announced that over $95,000 in grant funding is coming to the Quad Cities and Macomb to increase local tourism efforts and attract visitors to the area.“Macomb...

Fee makes up sizeable portion of Department of Revenue’s tax collection budget

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. – State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, brought five constituents from Bolingbrook to downtown Chicago on Friday, Sept. 18, using various modes of public transportation. The group was...

* Starting off with some background from Capitol News Illinois…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. –  State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, kicked off this academic year by visiting every college campus in her district, joining existing campus events and hosting her own.

* I don’t know anything about Chicago News Weekly, but I do know about PPP. I don’t vouch for anyone’s polling these days, but check it out anyway...

The Community News Brief is a locally owned newspaper that is published 3x/week consisting of local news, featues, obituaries, events and more in and around Macomb and McDonough County

Legal challenges to new taxes among factors that could reduce rate of revenue growth

Last month the owners of West Suburban Medical Center reached a settlement agreement that’s expected to result in a sale of the hospital to Insight Health Systems.

The inability to fully monetize the multibillion-dollar business of NFL game days has put the owners in the current position of begging for help.

My associate Isabel Miller and I worked on a story last week about paid influencers in campaigns. We decided to look into it after reading news reports about how the Chicago Teachers Union has been using...

[Yesterday], Governor JB Pritzker was endorsed by former Republican House Minority Leader Jim Durkin. Leader Durkin, who served alongside Darren Bailey, denounced his extreme agenda and failed record...

The Japanese call of Munetaka Murakami’s first career MLB Postseason HR https://t.co/1AjHMvoJjF

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