Trump’s Mexican Border Wall Going Out To Bid
March 20 is the current deadline for submission of “concept papers” proposing designs for the estimated $12 billion to $25 billion cost...
Woodstock Considering Sales Tax Increase
Now that the Woodstock City Council has approved a 10% reduction in property taxes, politicians are looking for ways to make up the...
Blame Game Continues in Springfield
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton is blaming Governor Bruce Rauner for the cancellation of Senate votes on key aspects of a state...
Wisconsin Governor Walker’s Proposed Prevailing Wage Repeal Meets Opposition From Veteran Groups
Walker’s proposed repeal of prevailing wage requirements for state funded infrastructure construction will cause veterans to lose 2,000...
Congressional Republicans Say Trump’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Will Include “Billions and Bil
Disappointing construction contractors, and local, county and state governments across the nation, House Transportation and...
McHenry County Discovers $130,000 In Unclaimed County Cash
Using the Illinois Treasurer’s office website, County Board Chairman Jack Franks and staffers Bridget Green and Oliver Serafini located...
Fraud Gets Chicago Hotel Developer Three Years in Federal Prison
Enticing 290 Chinese nationals to invest $160 million in a failed hotel and convention center development using slick videos claiming he...
Seeking To Expand Its Downtown Redevelopment, Huntley Buys Catty Property
The Village of Huntley has paid $425,000.00 to buy the vacant, and possibly polluted, H. D. Catty Corporation facility at 11117 South...
President Trump Names Alexander Acosta Labor Secretary Designee
Having lost round one of the Republican war on organized labor when Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination as Labor Secretary, the White...
Senate Considering Legislation Ending Federal Highway Prevailing Wage Requirement
Continuing the nationwide Republican frontal assault on organized labor, Arizona Senator Jeff Flake has introduced a bill intended to...
