Officials in Springfield and around the country are talking about a “pension cliff” and trying to determine what will happen as large numbers of educators become fully vested in school district pension benefit systems.
Democratic state lawmakers showed their true colors in May when they demanded an investigation into an article about apparently doomed school funding reform legislation, a radio show co-host said recently.
After a season behind the plate at McHenry County College, catcher Wyatt Mascarella announced he's headed to New York City to play Division I baseball for St. John's University.
Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from the Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.
Northern Illinois University (NIU) President Doug Baker should be removed, not rewarded, Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) argued recently, according to a press release.
Former Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Bob Miller’s corporate credit card was used to buy tickets to Disneyland in 2012, according to information revealed in a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the township government.