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'Cautiously optimistic': Illinois Department of Natural Resources awaits funding ahead of Sahara Woods OHV trail system bidding process

By John Suayan | Nov 20, 2021

The bidding process for the off-highway vehicle trail system at the Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area won’t commence until the Illinois Department of Natural Resources secures the proper funding.

Niemerg to Pritzker: Lift school mask mandates

By John Suayan | Jul 3, 2021

State Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) wrote Gov. J.B. Pritzker to demand that mask mandates be lifted in all school districts throughout Illinois.

Elected Chicago school board plan moves in House, but 'there's a bill in the Senate' that may come to the House

By John Suayan | May 5, 2021

The lower chamber of the Illinois General Assembly approved legislation that would change the way members of the Chicago school board are chosen to the body, a vote that basically came down to party lines with no Republican expressing support.