Calling nearly $10 million in penalties that state election officials issued against Illinois Senate President Don Harmon for exceeding campaign contribution limits “ridiculous and unconstitutional,” an attorney for the Oak Park Democrat argued Wednesday the longtime legislator did not violate the political fundraising law he helped write.

The Naperville City Council reversed course Tuesday on how it would replace the lost income from the soon-to-be-defunct state grocery tax, abandoning plans to increase the city’s home rule tax in favor of a local 1% grocery tax.

Will County Board member Jacqueline Traynere faces computer tampering charges for allegedly accessing board member Judy Ogalla’s email.

The Tinley Park Village Board voted Tuesday to put a six-month moratorium on certain business licenses and zoning permits in an effort to align development with an upcoming comprehensive development plan.

The Naperville City Council authorized city staff Tuesday to negotiate a new contract with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency while also allowing the city to seek proposals from power providers on clean energy options.

A committee of the Aurora City Council has been discussing the possibility of lifting the city’s ban on backyard chickens.

Funeral services were held Tuesday for former Lincolnwood mayor Gerald Turry, who is also being remembered as a doting family man and Chicago Cubs baseball team enthusiast.