Voting remains a thorny issue. RTA was often paralyzed by its super-majority requirement of 75% votes. NITA retains the ...

LAKE FOREST, Illinois — Chicago-area suburbs like ... Chicago’s four other collar counties, the nickname given to the five counties that surround the centrally located Cook County in the ...

During the Illinois Farm Bureau Board’s July meeting ... Cook County and the five collar counties contribute more to the state than the state spends in those counties in return, based on ...

For years, the U.S. Census Bureau reported declining population figures for many Chicago area suburbs, but new estimates ...

An advisory referendum regarding splitting Chicago and the collar counties from the rest of Illinois has gained traction locally, but according to many, including supporters, it is likely to have ...

Illinois had a slight decrease in food assistance recipients in January, yet the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

That’s when in-person early voting begins in many parts of Illinois, including the collar counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will. Today also marks the first day for local election ...