State Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is calling for regulation changes in Springfield after former lawmaker Lou Lang, a Democrat from Skokie, announced earlier this month that he was leaving the legislature to become a professional lobbyist.

Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) views recently departed GOP lawmaker Jeanne Ives as being in a class all by herself.

Trey Kovacs insists he isn’t surprised that at least some public sector unions are still resorting to what he calls the same strong-arm tactics they relied on before a landmark 2018 Supreme Court ruling supposedly outlawed them.

Northwestern University grad Mark Loretta is returning to the Chicago area as bench coach of the Chicago Cubs.

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) views the GOP's losses in November as an opportunity for rebirth.

Evanston senior wrestler Ramin Abraham kept his unbeaten season intact at the Ed Ewoldt Invitatonal held at Wheaton Warrenville South High on Dec. 29, all while leading the Wilkkits to an overall second-place showing.

Sharon Langlotz-Johnson, Palatine Township supervisor, argues lawmakers in Springfield would be prudent to do more with all they already have before putting more burdens on taxpayers.

Four Nazareth High baseball players and a gymnast signed letters of intent on national signing day, Dec. 19.

Mark Glennon, founder of Wirepoints website, thinks Calumet Park officials moving to privatize their fire department is a common-sense approach to dealing with an out-of-control situation.

Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison wants voters to be clear about where he stands on the newly restored 6 percent tax on parking app reservations that go into effect at the start of the year.

The Northwestern University football team placed a record-setting 60 players on the Academic All-Big 10 Team.

Judson University men’s soccer players Luis Germano and Niko Mihalopoulos are piling up the postseason awards in their first seasons at the school.

Former Northwestern men’s basketball player Reggie Hearn has been named USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year. The school announced on its Facebook page, highlighting that Hearn joins the likes of Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving in winning the award.

The top-ranked Harper College men’s cross country team can now lay claim to eight straight NJCAA national titles.

Basketball stars Ciaran Braboy and Spencer Boehm headlined a group of 23 New Trier High School sports stars who recently took part in the school’s Fall College Signing Ceremony, a day of recognition set aside for Trevians athletes who plan to continue playing a sport at the collegiate level.

Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) members are being encouraged to keep a close watch on Senate Bill 3637, recently introduced by Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield).

The Schaumburg Village Board is faced with some tough decisions with only a short period of time to come to them.

The Northwestern Wildcats are Big 10 Western Division champs after going on the road to knock off Iowa in a 14-10 thriller.

Niles West junior quarterback Jack Lochner and senior volleyball player Samantha Galanopolous have been named Niles Township High School District 219 Athletes of the Month for October.

Katy Dolan Baumer is imploring voters to think of themselves when they cast their votes Tuesday.