Bradley progressive Bruce Adams's election campaign committee, Friends of Bruce Adams, spent $8,114 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
The Village of Grant Park had the 200th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of February 2016 -- up 60 spots from its January ranking.
The Village of Bradley had the 555th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of June 2016 -- up 23 spots from its May ranking.
The Village of Essex had the 819th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- up 18 spots from its March ranking.
Democratic candidate Chasity Wells-Armstrong was elected the new mayor of Kankakee, unseating incumbent Nina Epstein, a Republican, and becoming the first black woman to lead the city.
Lawmakers in Springfield hammering out the so-called Grand Bargain need to restore the faith of business in Illinois, a former state senator turned technology and manufacturing advocate said during a recent Chicago-based radio talk show appearance.