Mike Riopell
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Elgin schools could get help making CEO the superintendentMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - A renewed push could be underway in Springfield to allow the suburbs' biggest school district to make one of its leaders acting superintendent even though he lacks the c...
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Rauner's office was interested in College of DuPage trustee pickMar 24, 2016 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner's office showed interest in the process to appoint a new College of DuPage board member to break a deadlock following the surprise resignation of Kathy...
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Cook County shows biggest population decline in U.S.Mar 24, 2016 1:00 am - Cook County lost the most population of any county in the nation, according to new census estimates released Thursday for the period of July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2015. Th...
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Despite some similarities, Senate candidates will focus on differencesMar 20, 2016 7:00 am - Bound by an interest in veterans issues, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth faced an audience together at a John Marshall Law School event in 2014, touche...
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McConchie likely to start state Senate term earlyMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Republican Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods is likely to get a head start on both an Illinois Senate term and the next election, a local GOP leader said. With state Sen. ...
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Glen Ellyn cardiologist appointed to health boardMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - A top cardiologist at Advocate Medical Group has been appointed to a full term on the Illinois State Board of Health. Gov. Bruce Rauner announced the appointment of Dr. ...
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Breaking down the Illinois primary, looking ahead to NovemberMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - What a week. From top to bottom, the ballot Tuesday was packed with interesting matchups that yielded a few surprises when the results came in. The big picture The...
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Kasich, Cruz leave Illinois with some delegatesMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - Donald Trump's Illinois victory Tuesday night didn't come with all the state's valuable convention delegates. Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won more than...
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Kirk says he'll consider Obama's Supreme Court nomineeMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk reiterated Wednesday he'll consider President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. Obama announced the pick of the...
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Five reasons why Clinton won, but narrowlyMar 16, 2016 12:45 am - Democrat Hillary Clinton won her native state by a slim margin Tuesday over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist who almost pulled an upset...