State lawmakers consider Tier 2 pension changes - Chronicle Media
2025年1月2日 · SPRINGFIELD — Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government employees hired since 2011 could be on the table when lawmakers return to Springfield later in January. The General Assembly passed legislation in 2010 to create a second tier of state pension benefits in hopes of...
State Police arrest six in human trafficking enforcement operation
The Illinois State Police’s Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau arrested six men during a two-day human trafficking enforcement operation in the Rockford area. State Police conducted the operation in Winnebago County on Wednesday and Thursday. The operation focused on identifying individuals seeking to engage in …
Bradley president resigns - Chronicle Media
Embattled Bradley University President Stephen Standifird will resign from his position effective Saturday, June 15, after serving as the university’s shortest-tenured leader. His resignation follows a November Bradley Senate resolution of no confidence in both Standifird and Provost Walter Zakahi, who has also since resigned. “Serving as the president of …
Waukegan mayor survives petition challenges on residency
The April 1 race for Waukegan mayor will likely have four candidates on the ballot following a Waukegan Board of Elections ruling. On Dec 17, the Election Board overruled two sets of objections to nominating petitions filed by incumbent Mayor Ann Taylor that had conflicting home addresses. Among the arguments made by objectors Keith Turner,...
Mystery surrounds death of Pekin boy one year later
2017年11月15日 · One year ago this week, the search began for Robert Bonsai Bee, Jr., a 13-year-old boy who was reported missing after he didn’t show up for school one morning. It wasn’t unusual for Robert to go missing from school. On Nov. 17, 2016, he fled by bicycle from his home at 233 Sapp St. when...
Cook County Chronicle Digital Edition
Read the latest Cook County Chronicle edition in flipbook format.
Report: Democratic cash pushes GOP to drop 40th state Senate …
2024年10月26日 · Like the Kenny Rogers song goes, “You got to know when to fold ‘em.” In a campaign season in which Republicans are playing nickel-dime poker to the Democrats dollar ante and unlimited raises, there are reports that Illinois Republican Senate leaders have given up on Philip Nagel’s candidacy. Patrick Pfingsten reported Friday afternoon in The...
Candidate interview: Former treasurer Giannoulias vying for …
Illinois voters might know Alexi Giannoulias as the state’s treasurer from 2007 to 2011, or they might know him as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate who lost to Republican Mark Kirk in 2010. He’s now looking to get back into public life as he runs for secretary of state, an office is …
Leavitt: Please don’t make me write your obituary
2020年5月20日 · That was the way he was with almost everybody. Few who met Ed disliked him. If they did, I probably wouldn’t like them. The same week that Haystacks died, two people I knew well from long stints covering the goings-on in Northbrook passed on, both at 89.
Completion of six major Rebuild Illinois projects in DuPage …
2023年10月5日 · Entering Year Five of Rebuild Illinois, the Illinois Department of Transportation last week highlighted multiple projects in the DuPage County area that are underway or planned through 2025. Six major projects represent a total investment of more than $53 million, improving safety, mobility and quality of life while sustaining and creating good-paying jobs throughout the...