Former Republican McHenry County Board member Robert Bless has been fired from his job as a Cook County Sheriff's deputy after its disciplinary board concluded that he violate ... Read More »

WOODSTOCK - The McHenry County Board granted Chairwoman Tina Hill one of her two requests regarding the embattled Mental Health Board. Members voted Tuesday evening, 16-8, to ... Read More »

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House members said Tuesday that Senate President John Cullerton’s pension reform proposal saves less than 60 percent of what he has predicted. Reps. Ela ... Read More »

CARPENTERSVILLE – A state commission’s recent decision to grant individual appeal hearings for all Fox Valley school districts affected by a proposed virtual charter school wa ... Read More »

DES MOINES, Iowa – Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement’s leaders certainly think so. They say the IRS ... Read More »

“It’s an eyesore that keeps bringing back bad memories.” That’s how Greg Rolewski described the scene in the Lakeland Park subdivision in McHenry. Rolewski lives directly acro ... Read More »

One of the worst-kept secrets over the past few weeks is that House Republican Leader Tom Cross has been considering a run for Illinois attorney general. Cross reportedly has ... Read More »