Articles filed under Politics
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Budzinski warns premiums could double if tax credits aren’t renewedOct 11, 2025 4:00 am - U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski said Thursday reopening the federal government will take a bipartisan agreement, but she drew “a red line in the sand” on health care, warning t...
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Naperville Park District could ask voters for $135 million to build rec center, improve other sitesOct 05, 2025 3:00 pm - The Naperville Park District could seek voter permission to issue $135 million in bonds to build an indoor activity center at the Frontier Sports Complex as well as complete major improvements to various parks, acquire some additional land and install refrigerated, outdoor ice rinks.
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Suburban soybean farmers looking for solution to China’s boycott amid tariff warOct 04, 2025 2:00 pm - The effect of a Chinese boycott of American soybeans in retaliation for punitive U.S. tariffs is being felt even in the suburbs.
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Raoul says he’s ready to file a challenge if federal troops arrive in ChicagoOct 04, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois cannot yet file suit against the federal government for an apparent plan to send federal troops to Chicago, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said, but if boots hit the ground, President Donald Trump “should expect a legal challenge here.”
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Oct 04, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois unveiled a $50.6 billion, six-year infrastructure plan covering roads, bridges, railways, airports, and more across all 102 counties.
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Facts Matter: Trump shared video clip with false claims on Truth SocialSep 28, 2025 4:00 am - In this Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald looks at a video clip shared by President Donald Trump, inaccurate reporting on Charlie Kirk tributes and a fake misspelling.
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Schaumburg Township GOP to host candidates for statewide offices at Saturday eventSep 23, 2025 2:34 pm - The Schaumburg Township Republican Organization will hold its monthly breakfast meeting on Saturday, Sept. 27 at Chandler's Chophouse, 401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg.
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‘Don’t put us on the back burner’: Traffic light on busy Roosevelt Road stands in limbo, advocates saySep 21, 2025 9:00 pm - A solution to crashes on a busy stretch of Roosevelt Road in Wheaton was there — then road blocks emerged.
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Amid backlash, Pritzker calls for leaders — especially Trump — to tone down rhetoricSep 15, 2025 5:55 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker said political leaders — starting with President Donald Trump — need to do more to condemn political violence.
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Under emergency rule, prisons begin scanning physical mailSep 13, 2025 4:00 am - The Illinois Department of Corrections has enacted an emergency rule change to prevent contraband from entering its prisons through letters and books sent to people in pr...