Daily Southtown | Will County executive vetoes hiring Robert Schillerstrom as landfill consultant By Michelle Mullins June 18, 2024 at 10:45 p.m. Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant has vetoed a County Board resolution that hired the former...
Politics | Illinois GOP leadership teetering with RNC a month away By Rick Pearson June 18, 2024 at 9:08 p.m. Dethroning of state party’s vice chair could portend even bigger changes, including renewed efforts to...
Politics | Republicans block bill to outlaw bump stocks for rifles after Supreme Court lifts Trump-era ban By Mary Clare Jalonick June 18, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would have outlawed bump stocks after the Supreme...
Politics | Taxpayer money should match Chicago campaign donations, alderman proposes By Jake Sheridan June 18, 2024 at 4:28 p.m. The public campaign financing plan would cost the city an estimated $9.5 million in every...
Politics | New York’s top court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of gag order in hush money case By Jake Offenhartz June 18, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. New York’s top court on Tuesday declined to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal in...
Daily Southtown | Homer Township residents praise, bash Supervisor Steve Balich for flying flag upside down By Michelle Mullins June 18, 2024 at 1:57 p.m. Half of the 16 public speakers at Homer Township’s meeting Monday agreed with Supervisor Steve...
Immigration | Biden will announce deportation protection and work permits for spouses of US citizens By Stephen Groves June 17, 2024 at 6:36 p.m. President Joe Biden is planning to announce a sweeping new policy Tuesday that would lift...
Politics | Biden’s Title IX law expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students is dealt another setback By Bruce Schreiner June 17, 2024 at 4:10 p.m. The Biden administration’s effort to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students hit another roadblock Monday, when...
Daily Southtown | US Rep. Robin Kelly, area mayors stress sustainability in renewed push for south suburban airport By Olivia Stevens June 17, 2024 at 4:16 p.m. Officials are excited about legislation, not yet signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, that would require...
Immigration | Mayor Johnson must end migrant shelter evictions, Latino aldermen say By Jake Sheridan June 17, 2024 at 4:23 p.m. Chicago’s policy of evicting migrants living in shelters after a 60-day stay needs to end,...