Ballot challenges focus on host of technicalities
Broadview: Strip club influence? Two issues have consumed politics in the near west suburb: the lingering fight over a proposed strip club and an intense battle to kick incumbents off...
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All’s fair in some suburbs as nitpicky officeholders keep candidates off ballot
Tired of the status quo, hundreds of residents across the region rose up this winter to challenge those running their towns — not suspecting the system was stacked against them....
Man charged in discovery of more than 1,000 video gaming machines
One of the state's largest video poker busts — a trove of more than 1,100 machines found in a warehouse — has led to felony charges against a downstate ex-convict,...
Lawmakers propose more transparency on town debt
Illinois House Republicans want more transparency and research after revelations of sky-high debt in some suburbs, but their proposals stop short of pushing safeguards other states employ. Calling it a...
Small suburbs exploit tax loophole
In one suburb, weeds grow chest-high on long-dormant youth baseball diamonds. And the village's water is drawn from wells so laced with a toxic chemical that the state had to...
Bridgeview slides further into debt to support stadium
One of the Chicago area's most debt-saddled suburbs is borrowing even more money as it tries to put off the worst of its financial pain over the struggling Toyota Park...
Many suburbs borrowing big — and taxpayers could end up paying the price
Glenwood Mayor Kerry Durkin knows the dangers of gambling with taxpayer money: A reminder looms just across a bank of trees from Village Hall. Taxpayers in the south suburb have...
Many suburbs borrowing big — and taxpayers could end up paying the price
Glenwood Mayor Kerry Durkin knows the dangers of gambling with taxpayer money: A reminder looms just across a bank of trees from Village Hall. Taxpayers in the south suburb have...
A mountain of trash, and a possible casino. Lots of digging to do.
When Ford Heights officials unveiled their proposed site for a future casino, a hill of controversy loomed as a backdrop. Literally and figuratively. We had to dig into the figurative...
A mountain of trash, and a possible casino. Lots of digging to do.
When Ford Heights officials unveiled their proposed site for a future casino, a hill of controversy loomed as a backdrop. Literally and figuratively. We had to dig into the figurative...