If you're looking for fireworks in Illinois this 4th of July, you're in the right place. Whether you're staying close to home ...

Her mother, Josephine Bernal, said the water she gets in Crete Township “is horrible” and that “it’s super expensive.” Aqua Illinois said customers served by its Kankakee River water ...

Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey, who declined to be interviewed for this article, and the county say it's time for the townships to pay their fair share, like nine other townships and villages that ...

And even if they did, they say the sheriff's office − already receiving a quarter of the county's $393 million annual budget − is being paid through the township residents' property taxes.

Although we are the most frugal township in Rock Island County, we still wasted $13,067 in fiscal year 2015 to administer $2,695 in general assistance. We serve no purpose, and should be disbanded!

Mifflin Township has two levies on the ballot: An additional, continuing levy of 1.95 mills for fire and EMS service. If voters approve, property owners would pay $68 for each $100,000 of valuation.

Hamilton Township renewal levy would continue contract services with Franlin County Sheriff's office In Hamilton Township, voters will decide whether to renew for another five years the current ...

Hamilton Township renewal levy would continue contract services with Franlin County Sheriff's office In Hamilton Township, voters will decide whether to renew for another five years the current ...

SPRINGFIELD — McHenry County is a 610-square-mile area on the Wisconsin border, about 90 minutes from downtown Chicago. Its 300,000 residents live in urban centers — such as Crystal Lake ...

Illinois state Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton, D-Western Springs, has introduced Senate Bill 2217 to dissolve townships that have population sizes less than 5,000.

(The Center Square) – Opponents say Senate Bill 2217 will be detrimental to rural Illinoisans by dissolving townships that have population sizes less than 5,000. Illinois state Sen. Suzy Glowiak ...