The Elgin City Council has deferred more discussion on an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags to get more business feedback.

The site is the first known safe house in the county to be verified as part of the federal initiative.

A ceremony at which eight longtime married couples renewed their wedding vows was held Thursday at Hearthwood Senior Living in Bartlett.

Historic downtown Elgin building to be converted into apartments and commercial space with the help of $1.7 million in TIF money.

The governor also faces intensifying pressure from his party’s left flank on the budget portion of his speech, as progressives are pushing for the wealthy to pay more.

Bill Daley and Ray LaHood said the timing is “not ripe” amid a polarized climate shaped by mid-decade congressional gerrymandering wars nationwide.