Ruth O’Connell says she knows the kind of leader best-suited to replace Rep. Elaine Nekritz (D-Northbrook) in the 57th District.

The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday scheduled a repeal vote for Oct. 10 on the recently enacted and much-debated penny-per-ounce sweetened beverage tax.

Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is doubling down on his efforts to put an end to the controversial sweetened beverage tax in Cook County.

Anthony Beckham prefers doing things in a particular way.

David Harris (R-Arlington Heights) is risking the ire of the nation’s largest advocacy group for retirees by pushing two bills to tax retirement income. Harris also recently backed the increase in state income tax to 4.95 percent from 3.75 percent.

Illinois ranks third in the nation in unfunded pension liability despite being saddled with some of the most stifling tax burdens in the country.

Jim O’Donnell and Mel Thillens want Park Ridge to know that they don’t see themselves as being better than the taxpayers they represent.

Michael Fine took to social media recently to respond to critics of his wife, Rep. Laura Fine (D-Glenview), and her support for the new state budget and 32 percent income tax increase.

Steven Polit considers Illinois' new $36.1 billion spending bill the elephant in the room.

Rep. Thomas Morrison (R-Palatine) is counting on Gov. Bruce Rauner to be true to his word on House Bill 40.

Julie Yusim argues that the Wilmette Village Board’s recent decision to opt out of the Cook County minimum wage ordinance was as much about control as money.

College tuition tends to rise regardless of how much money the state puts toward education, a new study reveals.

Chicago residents face an average 10 percent property tax increase this year as city officials grapple with finding ways to pay the pension plans of teachers, police officers and firefighters, according to the Cook County clerk.

Republicans plan to actively vie for the House District 57 seat given up recently in a surprise announcement by veteran legislator Elaine Nekritz.

Illinois’ ongoing budget problem has left the State Board of Elections in a financial hole so deep that agency officials claim they can’t afford the new computers they need to handle the number of candidates filing petitions to run in next year’s elections.

Shirlanne Lemm doesn't want to see any more businesses or people leaving Illinois, but that will be inevitable if Senate Bill 9 becomes law, she said.

Laura Vandercar struggles to find the logic in so many Democratic politicians supporting a policy that no one really sees as a good thing.

Rep. Reggie Phillips (R-Charleston) is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the capture of vandals who raided one of his senior-assisted living construction worksites and damaged valuable equipment.

Lawmakers will be choosing survivors and scapegoats if they pass a proposal to tax home repair work, one industry professional argued recently.

The Illinois State Board of Elections slapped a $5,000 fine on Auditor General Frank Mautino's campaign committee on Monday for failing to comply with board order to update financial disclosure reports filed in 2014 and 2015.