1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (750+ words) The Aurora electoral board said it plans to reach a final decision Monday on whether two referendum questions aiming to allow for the recall of a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen can appear on the November ballot in Aurora. County…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (352+ words) Calumet City Clerk Nyota Figgs is seeking damages after the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing her of illegally destroying city documents in 2021. She’s accusing Mayor Thaddeus Jones and attorneys representing Calumet City of civil conspiracy, malicious prosecution and abuse of…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (397+ words) The state’s Legislative Ethics Commission agreed Thursday to a Sept. 30 retirement date for Michael McCuskey as the legislature’s top ethics watchdog and said it plans to move quickly to appoint an acting legislative inspector general who could end up serving…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (555+ words) Veteran Southwest Side Ald. Matt O’Shea announced Thursday he will not run for a fifth term, adding to the list of City Council retirements next year. O’Shea said he still plans to hit the ground running for this fall’s budget…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (540+ words) When former Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope resigned in 2022, she called the post a “paper tiger,” saying the office “has no real power to effect change or shine a light on ethics violations.” Pope’s successor, Michael McCuskey, just submitted his…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (676+ words) One year ago, the federal government launched Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Four days later, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Silverio Villegas González in Franklin Park after he dropped his children off at school. And a…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (325+ words) Michael McCuskey, the Illinois legislature’s top ethics watchdog whose tenure has become clouded by recent controversy after his investigation determined a former state lawmaker’s sexual harassment of women violated state law, is resigning the post. McCuskey, a former state and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1247+ words) The Aurora electoral board has yet to reach a final decision on whether two referendum questions aiming to allow for the recall of a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen can appear on the November ballot in Aurora. The board on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (871+ words) The past few weeks have been bittersweet for friends. After weeks of searching for a job since graduating from college, one friend finally got one, but it’s located in New Hampshire. Her boyfriend also got a job, but it is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (829+ words) The Aurora City Council has delayed deciding whether to loosen residency requirements for the city’s police and fire chiefs. The delay comes as the Aurora Fire Department continues to operate with an interim fire chief after former chief David McCabe…...