Elevating a winning high school girls’ basketball team to prominence in the halls of Congress, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Illinois) recently congratulated the Geneva girls’ basketball team for taking top place in Illinois.

President-elect Donald Trump won all but 11 of Illinois' 102 counties in the Nov. 8 election despite losing the popular vote in the state.

The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board made headlines last week when it endorsed Gary Johnson for U.S. president.