A Cook County commissioner quits as a former city administrator faces a bribery charge. Both played roles in the rise of red-light cameras and vendor SafeSpeed.
Voters statewide will decide whether 1,081 Oak Brook and northern Westmont taxpayers should send $31 million in additional income taxes to Springfield.
After years of enhanced revenue from federal aid, a return to the basic principles of budgeting can put Illinois on the path to long-term financial stability