Illinois needs to implement structural reforms in order to solve its pension problem, a group of local Democrats said at a town hall meeting Monday night.
State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston),Rep. Robyn...
Three years ago, Erin Merryn quit her job to try to pass a law that legislators told her no one would touch: child sexual assault.
Today, Erin’s Law has been passed in five states and is spreading...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the members of a violence prevention committee Wednesday after advancing several other gun-control measures this past week.
Preckwinkle introduced...
Cook County ranks among the most impoverished counties in the Illinois, according to a report released last week.
In a state where one third of residents live in or at the brink of poverty, Cook County...
Evanston received a $1 million state grant to turn the city into a “gigabit community” that can attract entrepreneurs, Gov. Pat Quinn announced Friday.
A bevy of aldermen, businessmen and Northwestern...
