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Mayor Brandon Johnson and allies on the City Council last week introduced an ordinance that would effectively ban natural gas for heating and cooking in most newly constructed buildings. A push to enact it is coming soon. Hold your horses, Mr. Mayor. This is a big issue, no doubt. And there’s a defensible rationale behind this initiative. But this is a debate that will be undertaken in ...

The two-term lawmaker was removed from the ballot by the State Board of Elections for failing to properly notarize his statement of candidacy.

State Rep. Adam Niemerg is pursuing a write-in campaign after the Illinois State Board of Elections elected not to have his name placed on the March 19 Primary ballot for

In spite of a record 62 Black members serving in Congress and Black mayors leading major cities, Black Americans face inequalities in education, criminal justice, health care, economics and contracting.

From the commentary, "Our elected leaders matter because government has an impact. Government leaders’ arrogance and perpetuation of inequality can be seen in their response to the migrant crisis. "