McHenry County is among 24 Illinois counties that don't have enough voting-age residents to match their number of registered voters, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates cited by Judicial Watch, which sent Illinois a notice-of-violation letter recently.
Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) is touting LeadingIT, a small business in her home town that was chosen as a semi-finalist for the James Tyree Emerging Business Leadership Award recently.
Augustana College fell just short in its quest for a first national championship in NCAA Division III men’s basketball recently, falling to Babson College by a score of 79-78.
One of the silent victims in the ongoing budget impasse in Illinois is the state's education system, Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) said recently.