The owner of a Tinley Park sporting goods store said a new state law that banned the sale of certain firearms "isn't good for business" and has already translated in a drop in sales over the last month compared to the previous year.
Republican candidate for Illinois' 6th Congressional District Keith Pekau is warning voters that it could soon be the norm for charged defendants to continue to commit crimes instead of being housed in jail because of laws in the so-called SAFE-T Act.
A group of teachers, support staff and administrators at Elementary School District 159 in Cook County presented a new math curriculum for the district at a board of education meeting in July.
Keith Pekau, Orland Park mayor and Republican congressional candidate for Illinois' 6th District, criticized Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for asking for donations for migrants coming to her city from Texas.
After visiting Chicago Police Officer Daniel Golden who continues to recover after he was paralyzed in an off-duty shooting on July 9, Orland Park Mayor and the Republican candidate for Illinois' 6th Congressional District Keith Pekau called for voters to "push back" come November.
As people across Illinois continue to struggle with the rising costs associated with record inflation, one GOP congressional candidate believes high costs are forcing people in Illinois to make tough decisions.
Illinois State Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) and other Republican lawmakers have publicly spoken out against the bill known as the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act.
A Chicago Police Department officer remains in the hospital in serious, but stable condition after she was shot while trying to conduct a traffic stop in West Englewood during the early evening hours of June 1.
State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) believes his constituents are "a lot worse off" under the leadership of Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) who – in one study – was ranked among the worst governors in the nation for COVID mitigations.
People representing different minority groups appear to have some concerns about the proposed Cook County judicial subcircuit maps and even spoke out against it in front of state lawmakers.
State Sen. Michael Hastings (R-Frankfort) applauded the Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 marching band for their performance in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) spent some time this week talking with and listening to the concerns of his constituents at an event in Willowbrook.