Judson University will host former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean on Thursday, April 19, 2018, during its seventh World Leaders Forum, according to a recent announcement from the university.

A team of four students from Palatine and Hoffman Estates recently won third place awards in the Congressional App Challenge for their Element Finder website, a release from Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL), who presented the award, said.

Kane County State’s Attorney Joseph McMahon has endorsed Republican Erika Harold in her run for Illinois attorney general, according to the Harold campaign.

Kane County's digital outreach coordinator recently praised the efforts of county Communications Coordinator Ken Stahr, including his work to release breaking news and day-to-day updates, according to the City of Geneva's website.

Two-thirds of the vows made by Maxxam Partners in an effort to reverse a permit denial for a drug treatment facility are not legally enforceable, Kane County said recently.

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) recently celebrated an $88 million commitment from the United Kingdom for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, saying the pledge would help bring jobs to the Batavia area.

Howard Keskitalo, a 97-year-old World War II veteran, has finally earned the prestigious distinction of knight in the French Legion of Honor thanks to the efforts of Karen Redding and Wesley Yi of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA).

Two months after breaking ranks with his Republican colleagues on the state budget vote, Rep. Steven Andersson (R-Geneva) has announced his retirement, according to reports.

DuPage County Board Member Tonia Khouri took a hard stance against raising taxes in a recent announcement that she will run for the 49th House District in the 2018 election.

Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) has filed legislation to prevent big city governments from being big bullies when it comes to challenges to to their authority, according to a press release.

Elgin Community College (ECC) is accepting donations for this year’s edition of Project Backpack, which provides backpacks and school supplies to students in need, according to the college’s website.

Anyone struggling with weight loss is being invited to an ongoing Thursday night program at Presence Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin that is focused on making a "N.E.W. You," according to the Northern Kane County Chamber of Commerce.

Katie Algrim has been hired as the director of innovative professional learning for the Kane County Regional Office of Education (ROE), according to a press release.

The Elgin Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is taking applications for the position of sales and services coordinator, who will oversee the bureau’s sales, service and marketing efforts and work to increase overnight stays in the Elgin area.

Illinois’ economy will take decades to recover from the state’s current pension and workers’ compensation obligations, to say nothing of the debts continually being added because of a significant lack of reform, according to a blistering analysis from Chicago attorney Eugene Keefe.

Geneva wants its residents to understand the best way to inform the city about power outages, including after hours and on weekends.

Rep. Steven Andersson (R-Geneva) has resigned as the Republican House floor leader following his votes in favor of the state’s new budget, according to CapitolFax.com.

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) took to Facebook recently to voice his support for a measure to assist Syrian genocide victims and civilians caught in the ongoing conflict.

While every state around it continues to grow in population and prosperity, Illinois keeps shrinking under the strain of higher taxes and more regulations, Michael Lucci, vice president of policy for the Illinois Policy Institute, said in an article on the institute's website.

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from the Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.