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Veteran Des Plaines District 62 board member stepping down

By Russell Lissau
Mar 31, 2026 1:02 pm - Veteran Des Plaines School District 62 board member Beth Morley is stepping down.
Property tax collections throughout Cook County outpaced inflation, study shows

By Jake Griffin
Mar 30, 2026 5:15 am - A new report from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas shows property taxes collected by county taxing bodies over the past 30 years grew at twice the rate of inflation.
Suburban mayors traveling to the Vatican this week to meet native son Pope Leo XIV

By Christopher Placek
Mar 28, 2026 12:00 pm - A delegation of Illinois mayors is visiting the Vatican this week for a private audience with Chicago native Pope Leo XIV.
‘We’ve built a tremendous infrastructure’: Lake County Democrats chair won’t seek another term

By Mick Zawislak
Mar 27, 2026 11:58 am - Highland Park resident and former four-term state representative Lauren Beth Gash, credited as a force in flipping Lake County from red to blue, will not be seeking another term as Democratic Party chair.
Elgin council gives staff more time to develop inclusivity and diversity ordinance

By Rick West
Mar 26, 2026 1:14 pm - Supporters of a wide-ranging inclusivity and diversity ordinance in Elgin will have to wait two months before seeing the proposal return to the city council for a possible vote.
Proposed Mundelein budget includes millions for roadwork, water meters

By Russell Lissau
Mar 25, 2026 11:55 am - The $88 million budget proposed for Mundelein’s next fiscal year includes funds for new residential water meters, road repairs and other municipal projects.
Arlington Heights couple charged with vandalizing Wheeling Township Republican office

By Christopher Placek
Mar 24, 2026 6:59 pm - An Arlington Heights couple has been charged in connection with the vandalism of the Wheeling Township Republican office in January.
Republicans want Democrat Traynere to resign from the Will County Board after computer tampering conviction

By Bob Okon
Mar 24, 2026 1:09 pm - Republican members of the Will County Board are calling on Democratic colleague Jacqueline Traynere to resign because of a misdemeanor computer tampering conviction.
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi lost big where property taxes in city, suburbs soared

Violet Miller and Alden Loury
Mar 22, 2026 11:40 am - The frustration Cook County homeowners feel about rising property taxes came out loud and clear in Tuesday’s race for county assessor — losing incumbent Fritz Kaegi performed the poorest in areas hardest hit by rising property taxes, helping pave the way for Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes’ surprising victory.
Batavia school district’s post about transgender lawmaker stirs controversy

By Brenda Schory
Mar 22, 2026 11:11 am - A social media post about the accomplishments of Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, has stirred controversy in Batavia Unit School District 101.

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