North Cook News

Liberty Counsel attorney on COVID-19 vaccine: 'You cannot coerce anyone to take these injections without their full informed and free consent'

By Juliette Fairley | Apr 20, 2021

Soon after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as required by an Illinois school district as a condition of employment, a staff member named Lisa reportedly developed Bell's palsy.

'None of it is true' Palatine-Schaumburg school board candidate says about funding allegations

By Juliette Fairley | Apr 6, 2021

Moms for District 211 candidates were basking in the glow of a successful appearance on an AM 560 radio show last week until they were met with an alleged political attack a few days later on social media.

Illinois Family Institute writer: 'It should be parents and other taxpaying stakeholders who determine who serves on school boards,' not unions

By Juliette Fairley | Apr 6, 2021

At the start of the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 school board election campaign, the local teacher’s union hosted a forum but not all candidates attended.

Schaumberg GOP chair cites 'conflict of interest' in teacher's union endorsements for school board candidate

By Juliette Fairley | Apr 5, 2021

The Northwest Suburban Teachers Union has endorsed for the second-time incumbent Anna Klimkowicz, an at-large representative on the Township High School District 211 school board, according to media reports. Republicans, however, view this decision as questionable.

District 211 candidate Steel: 'It's a grave conflict of interest for a board candidate to be endorsed by the teacher's union'

By Juliette Fairley | Apr 5, 2021

At the very start of the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 school board election campaign, the local teacher’s union hosted a forum, and at least one of the Moms for District 211 candidates was not in attendance.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois receives failing grade for budgeting from Truth in Accounting

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

Illinois received an 'F' from a nonpartisan accounting organization that measures state transparency and reliability in accounting practices

From Chicago City Wire

Cook County State's Attorney candidate demands Foxx's resignation over Smollett case

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

The Republican candidate for Cook County State's Attorney is calling for Democratic incumbent Kim Foxx to resign after a special prosecutor’s report found she allegedly lied and abused discretion in the handling of the Jussie Smollett case.

Pritzker's COVID orders 'sucked all the life out of Illinois businesses,' says Will County GOP chair

By Juliette Fairley | Aug 17, 2020

Will County Republican Central Committee Chair George Pearson says that Gov. J.B. Pritzker's acting like a dictator is destroying thousands of Illinois businesses, something the state's economy – and taxpayers – can ill afford.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois Health Department refutes complaints about its COVID-19 data

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

A visit to the department's website on April 13, however, failed to yield data on deaths by zip code

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois has enough ventilators for COVID-19 patients, according to state's data

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

If Gov. J.B. Pritzker gets the 4,000 ventilators he's requested, Illinois could end up with 2,280 more ventilators than it needs under worst-case scenario projections for the coronavirus crisis in Illinois, according to an analysis of recently released data from the state.