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Skokie Ethics Commission Promises To Start Following Open Meetings Act
Records show village's three-member ethics commission has never properly held public meetings, provided agendas or recorded minutes.

Records show village's three-member ethics commission has never properly held public meetings, provided agendas or recorded minutes.

Changes to the law ending cash bail in Illinois passed on a party line vote, but the act still faces a legal challenge from prosecutors.
Under the proposed bill, making a political statement that's "only partially true" could be punished by up to a year in jail.
Gov J.B. Pritzker said the Illinois GOP has been "taken over entirely" by supporters of "the MAGA Republican ideas" and Donald Trump.
Democrat "trifecta" in Illinois as the governor's office, state senate and state house went firmly blue on Election Night.
Here is a roundup of the results of races Northbrook voters weighed in on for Tuesday's midterm election.
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The Evanston Democrat easily won a 14th term in the 9th District, whose boundaries snake out to Algonquin after last year's redistricting.
Republican challenger Donna Russell wanted to restrict illegal immigrants from using state and federal government payments and services.
Voters had to decide between Will County Board member Rachel Ventura or Joliet business owner Diane Harris as their next state senator.
According to unofficial Will County vote totals, Jim Reilly had 289 more votes than the Democrat two-term incumbent Mike Kelley.
Conroy will become the first woman to serve as chairman of the DuPage County Board, according to Chicago Tribune.
Three referendums that would shift Skokie to nonpartisan, staggered elections with some district-level trustees are poised to win.
Evanston has become the first municipality in Illinois to approve an "instant runoff" voting system for local elections.
Longtime Secretary of State Jesse White did not run for another term. He took office 24 years ago.
Tammy Duckworth is projected to win her second term in office, defeating challenger Kathy Salvi shortly after polls closed in Illinois.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker secured a second term in office Tuesday. In a victory speech, he took aim at former President Trump and his supporters.
Schneider appears to have defeated his Republican challenger by a 2:1 margin in the newly redrawn 10th Congressional District.
1,444 voters voted against the proposition, according to unofficial results.
Homewood District 153 Superintendent Scott McAlister said he’s relieved a limiting rate increase question has unofficially passed.
Democrat U.S. Rep. Sean Casten is elected to his third term in Congress, AP projects. See the midterm election results for IL-06.
5,355 voters voted 'yes' to the proposition from Lemont High School.
Democratic incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi is projected to win a fourth term Tuesday night, facing a challenge from Republican Chris Dargis.
Voters in 12 northern Illinois counties picked a pair new Illinois Supreme Court justices in two rare open seat elections.
Incumbent Susana A. Mendoza came out ahead in a fight to retain her seat against a county auditor and a retired economics professor.
With 93 percent of votes in, unofficial totals show incumbent Lauren Underwood secured 53.7 percent over Scott Gryder's 46.3 percent.
A majority of voters Tuesday supported a $179 million bond referendum proposed by Downers Grove Grade School District 58.
Unofficial vote totals show Hain, a Democrat, led Republic challenger Jeffrey Bodin by more than 21,000 votes.
Voters Tuesday weighed in on a $49 million bond referendum proposed by Glen Ellyn School District 41.
Incumbent Tom Dart (D) expected to become the longest serving Cook County Sheriff ever with a Tuesday night victory.
Incumbent Rep. Bill Foster declared victory over challenger Catalina Lauf Tuesday night in the race for Illinois's 11th District.
Sheriff John Idleburg has defeated Republican challenger Mark Vice, a longtime deputy with the sheriff's office.
Democratic incumbent Michael Frerichs handily defeated challenger Rep. Thomas Demmer, a Republican, with 2,009,698 votes.
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County Board Democrat Rachel Ventura pulled ahead of incumbent Eric Mattson by more than 1,500 votes in the June 28 Illinois Primary.
Republican challenger Donna Russell wants to restrict illegal immigrants from using state and federal government payments and services.