Rondout SD 72 in Lake County receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, leading all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

Mickey Straub hopes voters come to see House Speaker Mike Madigan’s (D-Chicago) running feud with Rep. Scott Drury (D-Highwood) for what he thinks it clearly is.

Proponents of Illinois House legislation that would ban children younger than 12 from participating in organized tackle football teams need to look at more modern research about concussions and the sport, a coach said during a recent interview

Proposed legislation that would ban organized youth sports programs from allowing children younger that 12 to play tackle football is based on poor research and outdated information far more relevant to pro-players than children, the head of a Joliet-based youth sport and cheer organization said during a recent interview.

Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is worried that the vote on a number of referendum proposals on the March 20 ballots in Will County may not be totally representative of the voting population of the community.

The Will County Republican Central Committee recently posted its calendar of events being held in March that includes a fundraiser for County Clerk candidate Laurie McPhillips.

Mickey Straub points to leaders of the Democratic Victory Fund moving to contribute more than $55,000 to the re-election campaign of state Sen. Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago) as a clear illustration of the way party leaders operate as opposed to Republicans.

Will County Board Member Stephen Balich said Sen. Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago) should be held to a higher standard.

Burr Ridge Mayor Mickey Straub has made waves in his race to unseat House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), who has been dogged with controversy.

Few political issues are as hotly contested as abortion, and though abortion has been a largely Democrat-supported issue for years, John Hosta of Spring Grove, who is running in the Democratic primary in the 14th Congressional District for the seat held by Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL), is staunchly opposed to it.

Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, voted in favor of a bill banning youth younger than 12 years old from playing tackle football on an organized team.

Alyssia Benford, Republication candidate for state representative in the 98th District, recently called out her opponent, Rep. Natalie Manley (D-Joliet), for "ineffective leadership" and "lack of communication" related to a tax hike that will cost taxpayers $60 million.

Sometimes the fact-checker needs a good fact-checking.

Nick Stella, who is running in the goip primary in the 11th Congressional District, will be taking his message of more jobs and a better economy and health care system to the voters when he hosts a fundraising event at the Capri Ristorante in Burr Ridge on March 8.

Nick Stella is looking to take all the expertise he’s mastered as a longtime cardiologist to Washington to cure what ails the country.

Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) has spent the last few days lamenting about some of the things his legislative colleagues are accused of and that he insists he would never have allowed to happen.

Alyssa Benford is in the middle of her GOP campaign to represent the 98th House District, but that didn't stop her from taking part in the community happenings.

Mickey Straub hopes the sexual harassment scandal now rocking House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office is enough to finally move voters to action.

Mickey Straub isn’t surprised to hear that Gov. Bruce Rauner might be attempting to run the Republican Party as his own entity.

The national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) has endorsed state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in her Republican primary run to unseat Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner.