Two days before Tuesday’s local elections, the Illinois Republican Party sent ... backed John Laesch to lead the state’s second largest city. In Orland Park, two-term Mayor Keith Pekau ...

Illinois and Cook County officials have spent more than $250 million after hiring a Texas company to overhaul outdated, error-ridden computer systems. The three projects are taking years and are ...

Two days before Tuesday’s local elections, the Illinois Republican Party sent out an email to supporters declaring it to be “a do or die moment for us.” The email was just another in a series of ...

Cutting state economic development funding for Iowa’s four largest counties ... be removed from the list of four counties because it competes directly with Illinois. We hope that is the ...

The highest concentrations of undocumented immigrants in Midwest states are in cities with "sanctuary" policies.

Irvin has been the western suburb's mayor since 2017. During the runoff campaign, Laesch received strong support from key ...

Two days before Tuesday’s local elections, the Illinois Republican Party sent ... backed John Laesch to lead the state’s second largest city. In Orland Park, two-term Mayor Keith Pekau ...

The state's second-largest county is believed to ... international residents combined. Los Angeles County, California; Cook County, Illinois; and Broward County, Florida, rounded out the top ...

It's Election Day in multiple Chicago suburbs, with major races in some parts of mayor, village president, plus ballot questions -- also known as referendums -- where results could have big impacts on ...

Thousands gathered in cities and small towns across Illinois on April 5 to protest ... The protest was the largest held in Chicago since Trump took office in January, the outlet reported.

Typical property tax bill increased 78% on a Cook County residence since 2007. Median property values only rose 7.3%. That ...