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'Self Yourself' event aimed at job seekers in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff

By Ruth de Jauregui | Aug 15, 2017

The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce wants locals to learn the "discovery model" to attract potential employers at the "Sell Yourself – Lessons from Sales for Job Interviews" event hosted on Wednesday, according to a press release.

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Waukegan librarians shock crowd with harassment claims

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jul 19, 2017

A standing-room-only crowd listened in stunned silence recently as two women described the sexual harassment they face regularly at work but feel powerless to stop, according to a report published on Illinois Leaks, the website of the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

Illinois Opportunity Project leader joins Rauner campaign push

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jul 17, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner's campaign committee has hired Matt Besler, president of the Illinois Opportunity Project, as its chief adviser, the non-profit advocacy announced on Monday.

Workers' comp fraud can't be left on back burner, law firm argues

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jul 2, 2017

The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.

Budget breakdown lands Illinois one step from junk bond rating

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jun 8, 2017

Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.

Tax abatement transparency bill gains unanimous Senate approval

By Ruth de Jauregui | May 14, 2017

Homeowners who get a break on their property taxes will see it listed on their bills for the first time soon if SB1072 passes the House and gets Gov. Bruce Rauner's OK as quickly as it sailed through the Senate.

Roskam, Lewis demand prompt return of wrongfully seized assets

By Ruth de Jauregui | May 5, 2017

The Department of Justice (DOJ) shouldn't waste any more time before returning more than $16 million to people whose assets were seized unfairly, U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and John Lewis (D-GA) wrote in a letter to the U.S. attorney general.

Bannockburn elects state's youngest school board member

By Ruth de Jauregui | Apr 6, 2017

Bannockburn School District 106 now boasts the youngest school board member in Illinois history after 18-year-old Jake Leahy received 27.99 percent of the vote on Tuesday.

Incumbents prevail in local Lake County races

By Ruth de Jauregui | Apr 5, 2017

Where they chose to run again, incumbents won the day in local races across Lake County.

Roskam leads House delegation to democracies bordering Russia

By Ruth de Jauregui | Feb 27, 2017

A bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and David Price (D-NC) is visiting three House Democracy Partnership partner countries in military operating areas near Russia.

Hultgren posts comments on health care reform

By Ruth de Jauregui | Feb 27, 2017

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) posted a three-minute video on social media and YouTube yesterday in response to three questions from his "mailbag" regarding the Affordable Care Act.

Hultgren to participate in veterans forum at Geneva American Legion

By Ruth de Jauregui | Feb 21, 2017

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) will participate in a veterans forum at 2:30 p.m. March 3 at the American Legion Fox River.

Hultgren guides STEM scholars through presentation at digital institute

By Ruth de Jauregui | Feb 20, 2017

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL), co-chair of the STEM Education Caucus, and the class of 2016 STEM Scholars visited the Digital Manufacturing Design and Innovation Institute (DMDII) – UI Labs in Chicago to give the science, technology, engineering and math students an opportunity to participate in hands-on activities using facility equipment.