Cook County – Political Ground Zero

By Illinois ReviewChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed a $17.6 billion budget for 2027 that revives a controversial corporate head tax rejected by the City Council last...

By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorLyons Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg went to police with serious allegations of corruption against a fellow public official, including claims of a...

By Shannon Adcock, Guest ContributorThe Chicago Tribune editorial board just called Governor JB Pritzker a “fundamentally decent, moderate, perspicacious” leader with the potential to be transformative in a...

Tribune editorial raises serious questions about Hoffenberg’s judgment after concluding she used her taxpayer-funded position to block her political opponent’s request for public recordsBy Illinois ReviewOn Thursday, the...

By Illinois ReviewFormer Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, who recently endorsed Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker over Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey, allegedly launched an unprovoked, profanity-laced verbal...