Early Voting Ends Leaving 'Hot Races' To Come
Early voting has ended for Tuesday's Chicago aldermanic runoffs and suburban elections.
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Early voting has ended for Tuesday's Chicago aldermanic runoffs and suburban elections.
The recent abolishment of the death penalty in Illinois has also left some standing in the unemployment line.
Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley teamed up with Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel on Thursday to promote Mrs. Daley's After School Matters programs.
Illinois senators have signed off on a proposal to allow voters to decide if the state should combine the two offices that handle state finances.
The Kane County Board is expected to decide on a proposal to reduce that body by two members, and one commissioner believes it will be a close vote.
A proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Illinois has been assigned to an executive subcommittee with no members, and gay rights activists say it's as good as dead.
The ideas of saving state money by combining school districts and eliminating the regional offices of education seem to be on their way to the recycle bin, maybe in the section marked "Easier Said than Done."
If you're a city resident, and your alderman didn't win a seat outright in the election last month, this is the last day to vote early for the runoff.
A Cook County judge has decided that free speech rights protect political ads suggesting a mayoral candidate in Chicago Heights will allow drugs to be sold from City Hall.
A Rogers Park neighborhood family is trying desperately to get one thing from Mayor Richard M. Daley before he leaves office – a picture.
With many states trying to lure away Illinois businesses in the wake of a state income tax hike, Illinois lawmakers are moving to force companies that work for Illinois government to promise not to move out of the state.
Proponents of efforts to enact concealed carry laws in Illinois have released the results of a survey they say proves the issue isn't as geographically divided as it seems.
Illinois lawmakers have begun moving forward with an effort to lift the state's smoking ban at riverboat casinos located near other states without smoking bans.
Illinois lawmakers have begun moving forward with an effort to lift the state's smoking ban at riverboat casinos located near other states without smoking bans.
A state lawmaker wants welfare recipients to submit to drug tests in order to receive aid, but he admits the proposal isn't ready for a full debate – and probably won't make it into law this year.
