The LaSalle County Board narrowly approved a resolution barring foreign and religious law from superseding the U.S. and Illinois constitutions, passing 13-12 after board member Jim Reid authored the measure in response to a reported bid by an Islamic organization to purchase a local property.
An investigation by Restoration News found that anti-hunger nonprofit Share Our Strength directed only $14 million of its $87 million in 2024 revenue to direct food relief while overstating Virginia child food-insecurity rates by more than fivefold.
The Illinois Tollway has introduced a tentative $2.4 billion budget for 2027, allocating $511 million for maintenance and $1.45 billion for capital investments. The public may submit comments before the Board of Directors votes on the final plan in December.
The Illinois Tollway is continuing its Partnering for Growth program, pairing small and diverse businesses with experienced mentoring firms and offering bid credits of up to $100,000 per year to help them compete for public infrastructure contracts.
The Northbrook Village Board approved 245 parkway trees and a new Class A liquor license at its Oct. 13 meeting, while also repealing an ordinance to postpone further action on the proposed Downtown TIF District.
Northfield-based Medline has announced plans to build an 800,000-square-foot distribution center in Van Buren Township, Mich., expanding its Midwest logistics capacity with the facility expected to begin serving customers in late 2028.
Chicago-based William Blair Investment Management has launched its first two actively managed ETFs — the William Blair Emerging Markets Equity ETF (WBEM) and the William Blair International Equity ETF (WBIE) — marking a strategic expansion into the growing active ETF market.
The Village of Palatine’s annual curbside leaf collection program begins Oct. 26, with three scheduled pickup weeks through Nov. 16 for single-family residences. Residents can find their assigned collection weeks through the village’s Community Portal or interactive map.
Motorola Solutions’ subsidiary TETRA Ireland has completed major upgrades to Ireland’s national emergency communications network, extending its contract through December 2029 and bringing the system serving 26,000 first responders to one of the highest technical standards in Europe.
CMAP has adopted a $527.7 billion regional transportation plan stretching through 2050, but a generational financial commitment of this magnitude demands more than ambitious goals — it requires hard performance benchmarks, transparent cost reporting, and built-in mechanisms to redirect resources when strategies fall short.