Jillian Rose Bernas sums up last year’s 32 percent permanent income tax hike as part of the new state budget as a disaster.

No matter what happens from this point forward, Blake Peters probably feels like he can’t lose.

A panel of world-renowned experts on the subject of Islam will convene at an Arlington Heights sanctuary on the night of July 13 to answer questions about the threat radical members of the religion might post here in the U.S.

Jack Drury is not your typical teenager.

Cook County Republican Central Committee leaders concede they plan to move on after a Circuit Court judge found bylaw changes affecting eligibility for office to be invalid.

Republican House candidate Jillian Bernas blames what she sees as one of Springfield’s darkest periods squarely on the shoulders of state lawmakers.

Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard A. Pearson is imploring all his members to be aware.

It’s a good time to be an Oakton Community College baseball player.

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is applauding the Supreme Court decision that absolves non-union workers from being obligated to pay fees that are used for collective bargaining.

Lake View property owners have scheduled a public meeting on Thursday to protest property tax increases reported to be as high as 70 percent for some residents.

Marilyn Smolenski points to data recently released by Cook County Clerk David Orr as further evidence of how much the state’s new so-called balanced budget truly falls short.

Loyola star forward Donte Ingram has signed on to compete for his hometown Chicago Bulls' summer league team.

Jillian Rose Bernas wonders where the outrage is in the wake of the Chicago Tribune special investigation that found numerous Chicago Public School students were sexually preyed upon by school district employees.

Liz Brieva has been named new head volleyball coach at her Evanston Township High School alma mater.

Republican state Senate candidate Barrett Davie reasons that House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) couldn’t cause all the damage he does in Springfield without the aid of people like his political rival Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield).

Republican state House candidate Amanda Biela has a simple explanation for why she argues the “Madigan Machine” must be stopped in Springfield.

The Northwest Side GOP Club is slated to host its annual Illinois-Advised Conservative Collective and Banquet on June 21 in Niles at the Lone Tree Manor.

Oakton Community College has capped its 2018 season as NJCAA Division III national baseball champs with a quartet of local high school stars figuring prominently in the mix.

Barrett Davie still believes in all he thinks the state of Illinois has to offer.

GOP state House candidate Marilyn Smolenski laments that she can count all the ways that Rep. Marty Moylan (D-Des Plaines) has betrayed his constituents when it comes to the ongoing sexual harassment scandal that is gripping Springfield.