Longtime Republican figure Aaron Del Mar was elected chairman of the Cook County Republican Party on April 23 with over 85% of the vote in a contested election held at Moretti's in Baker’s Hall on Tuesday, April 22.
Christine Shanahan McGovern, the Republican candidate for Illinois House District 36, has issued a strong response to the recent endorsement of GOP candidate Bob Fioretti by civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson.
A measure that would require homeowners in Chicago’s suburbs to pay off Chicago Public Schools’ $17 billion in debt is expected to go to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk for his signature later this month.