BREAKING: Official Set to Testify Against Hillary Found Dead   The suspicious circumstances surrounding the death last week of former U.N. President John Ashe had many wondering whether foul play was involved. The New York Post’s Page Six reported that after Ashe was found dead...
Southland road projects could be halted by budget impasse The $104 million widening of 159th Street through Homer Glen and Orland Park is already behind schedule, but is in danger of falling even further behind if the state legislature fails...
AFSCME HEALTH BENEFITS, WAGES OUT OF SYNC WITH WHAT ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS CAN AFFORD   By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner 6/25/2016   Health insurance premiums for the average Illinoisan have risen dramatically over the past several years. Copays have also spiked, and access to doctors...
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s insistence that Chicago Public Schools receive more than its fair share of state education funding is putting any stopgap budget deal at risk.   With the chance for a full-year 2017 budget deal all but dead,...
Chicago's new ordinance will punish visitors to the city with a 21 percent hotel tax bill.   On June 22, Chicago City Council passed an Airbnb ordinance that would increase taxes on short-term rentals to 21 percent. The vote was 43-7. The ordinance moved quickly...
Editors note:  As an American citizen I understand the failed concept of taking everyone's money and property and putting it into a bowl for everyone to share equally. I also get the concept of power created by the marriage...
A Chicago City Council committee on June 17 approved regulations for ridesharing that would likely end the service as residents know it – and quite possibly drive Uber and Lyft out of town. The proposed ordinance requires rideshare drivers, who already undergo company-required background...
Posted on June 14, 2016 by Frank Bates Are gun-free zones an invitation to trouble? When you enter a “Gun Free Zone,” do you feel safer or more at risk? I believe the tragic mass-shooting cases over the past couple of...
June 13, 2016 "Now is not the time to play political games. Now is the time for us to summon the courage to let Mike Madigan and House Democrats know that there is a line over which they will not...
Balich: Will County Board members should be allowed to carry guns Susan DeMar LaffertyContact ReporterDaily Southtown A week before the Orlando massacre, Will County Board member Steve Balich, R-Homer Township, crafted a proposed resolution that would allow him and his fellow...

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