Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner appoints Mundelein woman to ethics commissionSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner named a Mundelein woman to one of the state's top watchdog agencies Friday. Rauner appointed Teresa Bartels to serve as a member of the Executive Ethic...
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Zopp: New PARCC test needs workSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - A day after Illinois released its first round of PARCC test scores, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Andrea Zopp said the exam might need some work. Zopp, a former Chica...
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Are more lawmakers fleeing Springfield than usual?Sep 17, 2015 1:00 am - What has seemed like a glut of announcements by local state lawmakers who say they're leaving office or won't run again continued this week with the upcoming departure o...
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State law change could force smokers out of beer gardensSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers have quietly made it tougher for smokers to find a public place to light up and may have banned smoking in beer gardens altogether...
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Nekritz interested in being state's top auditorSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat, is interested in becoming Illinois' top auditor. The statewide gig comes with a 10-year term and the responsibility to ...
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Munger: State will pay to help young kids with disabilitiesSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois will start paying for a program to help care for young children with disabilities, Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger announced Wednesday. The early interventio...
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Illinois schools superintendent: Be prepared for dismal PARCC scoresSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois schools Superintendent Tony Smith is warning school districts to be prepared for dismal statewide test scores. In a letter to school administrators obtained by ...
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As Republican hopefuls debate, their Illinois backers organizeSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - As the Republican candidates for president elbow for attention on the CNN stage Wednesday night, top members of the Illinois GOP have started choosing their favorites an...
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End of era: Motorola Solutions HQ leaving Schaumburg after 50 yearsSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - Motorola Solutions Inc. is moving its global headquarters to Chicago after about 50 years in Schaumburg, where its sprawling corporate campus helped set the standard...
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McDonald's growth helped family behind A.J. AntunesSep 13, 2015 5:12 am - Wherever Oak Brook-based McDonald's went, so did Glenn Bullock and his family along with Carol Stream-based A.J. Antunes & Co., When Bullock joined A.J. Antunes in 1983,...