Christi Parsons

The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 1989 state law that permitted DuPage, Kane and McHenry Counties to impose gasoline taxes, a ruling that is expected to speed up...

The former executive director of the Lake County Republican Federation, the money-raising arm of the local GOP, will return to her old job, party officials announced Thursday. Valery Gallagher, who...

The director of the Lake County Republican Party said Tuesday she is stepping down from her post because she can't put in the long hours. Arlene Genell, a Buffalo Grove...

For years, the notion of letting public schools collect an income tax has floated in and out of consideration by state lawmakers. But even though most political observers predict this...

State Atty. Gen. Roland Burris and state Comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch began the last 10 days of the gubernatorial primary campaign Saturday by focusing on each other and dismissing Cook...

The number of financially troubled schools in Illinois increased 30 percent last year, leaving nearly one out of every six school districts facing money woes, state education officials said Wednesday....

A former County Board member running for the state House has been removed from the ballot in the March primary, ending a contentious fight over the GOP nomination. Deloris Axelrod,...

Libertyville football coach Dale Christensen, who faked his own shooting to motivate his players before a playoff game last month, resigned from his coaching job Tuesday. Christensen, who was 124-75...

Gary Skoien, a Republican candidate for Congress in the 8th District, is taking a strong stand for women's rights. And guess what? There are women out there taking a strong...

Complaining of what he called a "character assassination" by the national media, Libertyville High School football coach Dale Christensen, who recently staged his own shooting as part of a pregame...