Newly elected Park Forest Mayor John Vanderbilt believes it is up to the people of the village to save themselves.

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider finds it difficult to seriously consider Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax-hike proposal, given the source of the plan's own history of personal finance.

Following an election where all three of its candidates for Orland Park trustee emerged victorious, a community organization is warmly expressing its appreciation to voters across the village.

Dr. Eric Wallace thinks there’s a practical reason why, with just days remaining before voters go to the polls on April 2, only five of 15 candidates vying for the Ford Heights posts of village trustee, school district board, and village clerk showed up for a forum he recently co-hosted.

An Orland Park man has petitioned the offices of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx requesting that they declare Kelly A. O’Brien ineligible to run for the office of Orland Park Trustee.

Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives is slated to address the issue of soaring property-tax rates in the South Suburbs in a town hall discussion set for March 23.

There are almost as many people in Cook County now receiving public pension funds as there are active government workers, according to calculations recently released by the office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas.

An Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) review finds Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new progressive-tax plan might not be everything it’s being promoted to be.

Rev. James Donovan wonders how anyone could justify supporting a bill now pending in Springfield that would pave the way for a teenager in Illinois to have an abortion performed without parental notification.

Park Forest Mayor John Ostenburg thinks the time has come for the people of his south suburban community to regain control of their own destiny with regard to property-tax rates.

State Rep. William Davis (D-Hazel Crest) has introduced a bill that seeks to amend the State Finance Act by creating the Financially Distressed Cities Fund, which calls for the state treasurer to make designated, monthly payments to the fund that might have otherwise been distributed under the State Revenue Sharing Act.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t have to go far to get an up-close look at what he insists he wants for Illinois.

Father Martin T. Marren couldn’t say for certain if Rep. Kelly Burke (D-Evergreen Park) is a member of his Southwest Side parish, but he left little doubt about what he thinks would be the right stance for any lawmaker to take on a pair of abortion bills now pending in the state legislature.

Greg Baise is desperately trying to make sense of all the tax madness.

Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, is warning members that he believes Senate Bill 107, aimed at banning “assault weapons,” will not be the last attack on legal gun owners.

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) views the GOP's losses in November as an opportunity for rebirth.

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Mike Bruni reasons something about the Olympia Fields Country Club (OFCC) being tabbed to play host to the 2020 BMW Championships just feels natural.

Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison wants voters to be clear about where he stands on the newly restored 6 percent tax on parking app reservations that go into effect at the start of the year.

Republican House candidate Herbert Hebein believes that Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino should not hold office if he is guilty of the recent charges against him.