Judge asked to overturn Board of Elections ruling By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com A national voting rights organization is asking a Cook County judge to overturn a ruling from the Illinois State Board of Elections and block former President Donald Trump from being listed on the March 19 Republican primary
Business groups have long sought changes to statute that’s led to hundreds of lawsuits By Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Nearly a year ago, the Illinois Supreme Court asked the General Assembly to clarify a 15-year-old law that’s led to hundreds of lawsuits and several high-dollar settlements with companies alleged to
By Capitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com The state announced 111 parks and recreation projects throughout Illinois will receive a portion of $55 million in state funding this year. The Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant program administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is a cost-sharing program between state and
Comptroller of Illinois, Susana Mendoza, is warning Illinoisans of email, telephone and mail tax scams as the 2024 filing season begins. One scam, for example, may contain a letter in a cardboard envelope with an IRS letterhead that contains the text “about your unclaimed refund.” That letter may request personal
By Dilpreet Raju A Chicago organization focused on drinking water sustainability will receive a $15 million federal grant over the next two years for a project aimed at jumpstarting a regional clean water industry. The U.S. National Science Foundation awarded the grant to Current Innovation NFP, a nonprofit “innovation hub”
Naperville Park District Board president, Mary Gibson, was presented with the Master Board Member Award Saturday, Jan. 27, during the 2024 Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD)/Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) Soaring to New Heights Conference. Master Board Member is the highest level in IAPD’s Board Member Development Program.
By Dilpreet Raju For years, parents and providers have criticized what they see as a disorganized system for finding children mental health care in Illinois. State leaders are hoping a new partnership will change that. The Illinois Department of Human Services is partnering with Google to launch a new centralized
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) is taking a bold step to address the childcare needs of first responders, trade workers and other parents with non-traditional working hours. A bill introduced this week and sponsored by Kifowit aims to appropriate $1,000,000 to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for
By John & Nisha Whitehead According to the FBI, you may be an anti-government extremist if you’ve: a) purchased a Bible or other religious materials, b) used terms such as “MAGA” and “Trump,” c) shopped at Dick’s Sporting Goods, Cabela’s, or Bass Pro Shops, d) purchased tickets to travel by
Mayor of Aurora, Richard C. Irvin honored a young City staff member for his quick-thinking, calm, heroic actions this past weekend. City of Aurora Community Outreach specialist Brian Moreno was presented the Mayor’s MVP Award, the highest award given to a City staff member, helping to secure guests from a
By Andrew Adams Boston-based Nexamp, a major player in the solar energy industry, is joining the growing list of renewable technology companies that have expanded to, or relocated to Illinois in recent months. Monday, Jan. 22 Nexamp announced its intention to spend $2 billion in Illinois, including building a second
By Jason Crane U.S. Congressman Bill Foster presented a Million Dollar check to the city of Aurora government for funding to help alleviate traffic congestion at the intersection of Montgomery Road and Hill Avenue at the Tuesday, Jan. 23 City Council meeting. City government of Aurora documents show the funds
January 21, 2024Dear editor; The City of Aurora government and mayor Richard Irvin have decided 15 degrees is warm enough to close the shelters. How cruel. Margie Logman, Aurora
I’ve learned something new, dear reader! I’ve learned that The Voice has an “insane section” in its pages, according to Professor Bela Suhayda, the Wizard of Ooze. He failed as an historian. Now, he is trying his hand at psychiatry. His first patient was Wayne’s World Johnson. His second patient
By John & Nisha Whitehead What’s to stop the U.S. government from throwing the kill switch and shutting down phone and internet communications in a time of so-called crisis? After all, it’s happening all over the world. Communications kill switches have become tyrannical tools of domination and oppression to stifle
Illinois allocated $160 million to migrant aid in November, more funding is ‘on the table’ By Andrew Adams Capitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Chicago – As Illinois faces sub-zero wind chills, thousands of recently arrived migrants are sleeping in precarious situations throughout Chicago and its suburbs – overcrowded shelters, police stations, former convenience
Governor-appointed board would have authority to cap drug costs By Alex Abbeduto Capitol News Illinois abbeduto@capitolnewsillinois.com A new bill in the Illinois General Assembly would create a board of health care experts that would have the authority to set price limits on prescription medications. House Bill 4472 was introduced Wednesday by
Some members record symbolic objection, saying rules are too vague and complicated By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Springfield – New permanent rules will soon go into effect spelling out how people who own assault weapons and related items that are now heavily regulated in Illinois can register them with the
Thursday, Jan. 11, marked the 90th anniversary of the Woolworth Fire in downtown Aurora.
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council viewed details of a proposed mixed-use development at the southeast corner of Ogden Avenue and Farnsworth Avenue, across from Rush Copley Medical Center at the Committee of the Whole meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 16. The residential portion would be developed with 70 detached, single-family
