chicagoland journal

According to the report, two of the five major metropolitan areas with the biggest inflation problems have a large footprint in Illinois. #inflation

Over the last several weeks, Jackson has visited towns, villages and rural areas across the 2nd Congressional District and heard from a chorus of public officials and community voices who urged him to enter the race. #race

The caller falsely states there is a warrant for the individual’s arrest typically due to missed jury duty or a court appearance and demands thousands of dollars to “quash” the warrant. #scams

The NACo award, which honors effective and innovative county government programs, was recently accepted by Clerk Monica Gordon at the 2025 NACo annual conference in Philadelphia. #counties

This program allows individuals to receive a 100% federal income tax credit for donations to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs). #schools

Oak Lawn Bank & Trust has been this event’s Major Sponsor since 2017 and have donated $22,500 in total to the Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce. #golf

“Donald Trump’s reckless trade policies are nothing more than a tax on working families that will jack up prices, threaten jobs, and impact the way we live,” said Governor JB Pritzker. #tariffs

“Corruption fuels a power that is wielded not for representative democracy by the will of the people, but things like oligarchy, autocracy, even kleptocracy, all while keeping up appearance of democracy,” Shah said. #sentencing

The tax rate went up to 8.65% on July 1 with the start of the new fiscal year. #taxes

“We have to get President [Donald] Trump to understand that investing in the National Weather Service, making sure we have more accurate weather models, could maybe make these types of disasters a thing of the past,” Sorensen told NBC. #funding