By Bob Bong A Worth Township trustee was charged Monday for failing to file an income tax return for 2018. Richard Lewandowski, 61, of Palos Heights, was named in a criminal information with one misde…
Graduated income tax appears heading to defeat
By Bob Bong Illinois voters appear to be sending Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax amendment down to defeat Tuesday night. With 74 percent of the vote counted, unofficial results show the amen…
Early voting continues to shatter records
By Bob Bong and Peter Hancock Voters in Illinois and across the nation are shattering records for early voting in the Nov. 3 General Election. As of Friday, according to the Illinois State Board of El…
Pritzker extends COVID restrictions to suburban Cook County
By Bob Bong Citing a rising COVID-19 positivity rate in suburban Cook County, Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week reimposed mitigation restrictions on bars and restaurants as of Wednesday morning. “Ov…
A fresh face will represent the 3rd District
By Bob Bong One thing is certain, no matter who wins on Nov. 3, the 3rd Congressional District will have a new face in the next Congress. Longtime representative Dan Lipinski was unseated in the March…
Local restaurants prepare for outdoor dining
By Dermot Connolly Restaurants in Illinois will be allowed to offer outdoor dining as soon as this weekend, and many local officials are making it as easy as possible for eateries without tables outsi…
Coronavirus hits nursing homes hard
By Bob Bong The coronavirus has hit nursing homes hard since it first appeared in Illinois last month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Sunday in his daily briefing on the pandemic. Six of those deaths we…