During his speech, Mayor Reggie Freeman argued for the importance of supporting Home Rule in the upcoming local election.

A boom, a puff of smoke and it was the beginning of the end for the old eastbound span of the McClugage Bridge which will be brought down in series of controlled ...

Proposals await the legislative road ahead in Springfield. One measure, HB2515, is sponsored by State Rep. Joe Sosnowski ...

Bridgeport is the home of the Chicago White Sox and five mayors, including both Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley. Val Warner's guide in Bridgeport was Chicago Ald. Nicole Lee of the 11th Ward.

Incumbent Jodi Miller and Democrat Joshua Atkinson are running for Mayor of Freeport in the April 1st consolidated election, with Miller focusing on infrastructure and economic development, and ...

While voters choose local leaders in the upcoming consolidated election, there are a good number of referendums on Illinois ...

Many Chicago-area residents will have an opportunity to cast ballots in a series of municipal elections this April, which ...

The Prairie Land Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed land in Illinois that was promised to the tribe’s leader 175 years ago but ...

Berklee's 39th International Folk Festival, directed by Christiane Karam and Vessela Stoyanova, celebrates the college's diverse community with a performance showcasing traditional music from cultures ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Illinois leaders with the National League of Cities as they visited Capitol Hill. During their meeting, Durbin and the ...

The Town of Hempstead’s Guy Lombardo Marina will soon belong to the Village of Freeport, capping a multiyear effort to transfer the property to the waterfront village. Freeport Mayor Robert ...

Think you can do better than the real-world city planners of yore? This Real World Cities Maps collection lets you try your hand at redesigning one of hundreds of real cities, from Ancona ...