With tax season here, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is urging residents to take advantage of the newly expanded state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and other resources the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) offers taxpayers.
"As a certified public...
Increasing access to programs and improving service are the main goals of the updated Equity Action Plan released by the Social Security Administration (SSA) on Wednesday.
"We will administer our programs equitably by reducing administrative burdens and reaching underserved people,"...
In a long-expected move, national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Illinois’ ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines.
In separate petitions filed Monday, the Colorado-based National Association for...
The first in a series of meetings will provide a comprehensive report in March, 2024Â
The state-mandated Ranked-Choice and Voting Systems Task Force met recently for the first time to evaluate the current state of Illinois’ election systems and discuss...
In Chicago, police announced last month that in 2023, the department reached a 51.7 percent clearance rate, the highest since 2019. Clearance rates are an oft-maligned metric, as they reflect crimes which occurred in past years but were solved recently.
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The mayor of Joliet is asking everyone in the community to help raise funds by this Saturday to cover funeral expenses for family members who were killed in mass shootings late last month.
Mayor Terry D'Arcy said not only...
Chicago - First, a new grandson, and then a $3 million Illinois Lottery win, has one suburban Chicago player feeling like the luckiest man in the world.
The winner, who has requested to remain anonymous, recently won the top prize of...
Former President Donald Trump’s name will appear on the March 19 Republican primary election ballot in Illinois, barring any extraordinary action by state or federal courts to remove him.
The Illinois State Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday to deny...
Joliet City Manager Beth Beatty has chosen City Clerk Christa M. Desiderio to be her new Deputy City Manager. Christa has been Joliet’s City Clerk for the past 12 years and has over 23 years of municipal government experience.
“Christa...
    One year ago, Gov. JB Pritzker was sworn in for a second term. After four years and a record that saw Pritzker secure reelection with the highest percentage any Democratic gubernatorial candidate has received in more than 60 years.
John F. Kennedy Middle School eighth-grader Sofia Mercado wrote a letter to Civil Rights advocate Edith Lee-Payne, prompting her to visit the school and speak to the entire eighth-grade class about her experiences in the Civil Rights movement.
