ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles City Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposed ward map that would have created districts with populations within a 1 percent deviation of eac ... Read More »

ELBURN – Village residents soon will pay more for water, as the Elburn Village Board is expected to adopt an increase in water and sewer rates. The board is scheduled to meet ... Read More »

A visit to the Kane County treasurer's website reveals a long list that names people who are eligible to receive funds from the county. Kane County Treasurer David Rickert wa ... Read More »

GENEVA – Republican candidates for Kane County Board chairman will appear Sunday, Feb. 19, at a "Meet the Candidates" forum. The event is sponsored by the Kane County Republic ... Read More »

Three weeks ago, many lawmakers came away from Gov. Pat Quinn's State of the State speech wishing he had talked in more detail about state finances. They should get over that ... Read More »

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is hoping to join the growing number of states that are being allowed to skirt the requirements of federal education reform known as No Child Left Behin ... Read More »

Illinois’ first-ever statewide sales tax holiday came in with a bang in 2010, but it left with a whimper. The tax break, which ran last year from Aug. 6-Aug. 15, was promoted ... Read More »

Last year, the Illinois Policy Institute released a study detailing the state’s lofty judicial salaries and generous retirement benefits. Not satisfied with doing one compens ... Read More »