Kane County Reporter

April 4 Voter Cheat Sheet: Who are the Republicans and Democrats running in seven competitive Kane County school board elections?

By LGIS News Service | Mar 31, 2023

There are seven competitive school board races in Kane County, according to an analysis of candidate filings by Kane County Reporter.

Bipartisan PAC urges State’s Attorney Mosser to oppose SAFE-T Act

By LGIS News Service | Jul 27, 2022

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser, a Democrat, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.

Kane County school districts opting out of state’s new sex education policy

By LGIS News Service | Jun 24, 2022

Seven school districts in Kane County are opting out of Illinois’ new law that aligns sex education policies for grades K-12 with national standards.

Laura Ayala Clarke incident report

By LGIS News Service | May 24, 2022

Read the police report for Laura Ayala-Clarke's battery assault. Ayala-Clarke was gubernatorial candidate Aurora mayor Richard Irvin's girlfriend at the time of the incident.

Aurora children to make "LGBTQ+" flags, celebrate city's third annual "gay pride" parade

By LGIS News Service | May 23, 2022

To celebrate its third annual "gay pride" parade, the City of Aurora is hosting an LGBTQ+ flag-making workshop for junior high and high school students.

Guv hopeful Irvin bets Biden backing won't hurt him with GOP primary voters

By LGIS News Service | Apr 25, 2022

Running in his first ever Republican primary, longtime Democrat Richard Irvin knows better than to openly admit he voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump. But he hasn't exactly tried to hide the context clues.

Governor Candidate Irvin says no to mask mandates, while Mayor Irvin keeps promoting them

By LGIS News Service | Feb 13, 2022

One day after a Sangamon County Judge declared Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s statewide school mask mandate “null and void,” Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin took to Twitter.

Aurora West’s Enriquez leads North Central men’s soccer to first postseason in program history

By LGIS News Service | Nov 11, 2021

Aurora native and Aurora West graduate Jaziel Enriquez has scored seven goals, starting 19 of 20 games to lead North Central’s men’s soccer team to its first postseason appearance in school history.

IHSA Football Playoff Preview: Chicago St. Rita @ Geneva

By LGIS News Service | Nov 4, 2021

It's one of two Friday night match-ups between arguably the two top conferences in Illinois, the Chicago/East Suburban Catholic (11-0 in Round One) and the DuKane (4-1).

Rep. Wheeler opposed removing protections for COVID-19 vaccine foes

By LGIS News Service | Oct 28, 2021

Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-North Aurora) voted against legislation that would remove legal protections now available to opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates through Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act.

"Am I going to have to F%#%#-ing throw down with this bitch?" Geneva H.S. French teacher posts Tik-Tok rant against grandmother for not wearing mask properly, disrespecting so-called "black national anthem"

By LGIS News Service | Oct 16, 2021

Toni Tortorello-Allaway says she warned a "bitch" Glenbard South grandmother who wouldn't wear her mask properly during a school indoor choir concert Thursday that she wouldn't tolerate such insubordination.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois’ non-teaching public employee jobs down 6.9% in wake of pandemic

By LGIS News Service | 3 years ago

The size of Illinois’ combined local and state government workforces declined 6.9% from July 2019 to July 2021, representing the fifth largest gap in public-employee job recovery during the pandemic, a Pew Charitable Trusts study concluded.

From Prairie State Wire

Top marginal tax rate in Illinois could reach 54.29% under Biden plan

By LGIS News Service | 4 years ago

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Illinois could hit 54.29 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

Analysis: Kane County retiree households could pay $4,746.91 annually under Pritzker graduated income tax hike plan

By LGIS News Service | Oct 12, 2020

The 72,939 retirees in Kane County could pay as much as $4,746.91 in state income taxes if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax hike amendment on Nov. 3, according to an analysis by the Kane County Reporter.

From DuPage Policy Journal

BGYFL still plans to hold 2020 youth football season

By LGIS News Service | 4 years ago

Planning a start date of Aug. 17

From North Cook News

Illinois' largest youth football league, TCYFL, cancels fall season

By LGIS News Service | 4 years ago

TCYFL serves more than 48 member communities throughout the Chicagoland and southern Wisconsin area.

Covid-19 cases in Kane County nursing homes number 56, with 10 deaths

By LGIS News Service | Apr 23, 2020

Coronavirus cases among Kane County nursing home residents numbered 56 as of April 21, 10 of whom died as a result of the virus, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

From Prairie State Wire

Hundreds of ICU beds, nearly 2,000 ventilators not in use in Illinois, tally shows

By LGIS News Service | 4 years ago

Close to 60% of the Illinois’ ventilators and nearly 30% of the state’s intensive care unit beds remain available to treat COVID-19 patients, according to hospital utilization numbers reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

From Chicago City Wire

EXCLUSIVE: Confirmed flu cases in Chicago continue to drop as COVID-19 cases keep climbing

By LGIS News Service | 4 years ago

The number of influenza cases in Chicago has been plummeting in recent weeks, with no flu-related intensive care unit hospitalizations reported during the week ending April 4, the Chicago Department of Public Health reports.

From Prairie State Wire

175 Illinois nursing homes rated ‘much below average’ in federal database

By LGIS News Service | 4 years ago

The number of Illinois nursing homes ranked “much below average” now numbers 175, according to a database managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).