How to pay for schools is a dilemma that surfaces perennially in Illinois elections. Some answers recently pitched by Republican candidates for governor included doubling superintendents’ workloads and expanding voucher programs.

Local, state and national candidates out of the Republican Party attended a forum in McHenry County Saturday to answer questions alongside primary opponents, and speak with constituents.

Things got a bit chippy Thursday night when the six Republican candidates took the stage together for the first time for a debate in Chicago.

There was little difference among Republican candidates for Illinois governor in a televised debate Thursday when it came to questions of protecting schoolchildren from mass shootings

The football team has not finalized a departure from Soldier Field, although its owners have hired architects and consultants to draft plans for a stadium on the former racetrack property.

Abortion, January 6, Donald Trump, Critical Race Theory and whether Joe Biden is rightfully the president of the United States were the basis of questions asked to a field of six Republican candidates for Illinois governor

While all candidates expressed horror at the tragedy, responses from a policy standpoint in the GOP Illinois Governor primary ranged from saying more needs to be done to support police and treat mental health to candidates saying more guns are needed in schools

For those polled who have picked a candidate, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin had the lead at 24.1%, followed by state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, at 19.8%, Gary Rabine at 7.8%, Jesse Sullivan at 7.3%, Max Solomon at 2.3% and Paul Schimpf at 1.9%

Gary Rabine, candidate for Illinois Governor, says ethics reforms in Illinois politics "need a full and complete Elected Official disclosure statement that goes beyond the first layer of holdings." Read his full election questionnaire here.

The hearing office concluded candidate Gary Rabine’s attorney “failed to present any evidence in support of his objection,” and the “gamesmanship in these proceedings borders on the frivolous.”

Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey made a stop in McHenry Thursday morning, telling the crowd of about 50 supporters that he will “restore” Illinois and saying the state “cannot afford another four years of JB Pritzker.”

Bull Valley businessman and Republican gubernatorial candidate Gary Rabine had also filed a lawsuit challenging the mandate.

McHenry County Board Vice-Chairwoman Carolyn Schofield would be an equal partner in the governor's office, gubernatorial candidate Paul Schimpf said.

The petition, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth District, seeks judicial review of the vaccine mandate and an order that would delay the mandate nationwide while it is under review.

The local endorsements came less than a week after another businessman Rabine had knocked for his California ties announced his candidacy.

A Bull Valley businessman, Rabine is currently one of three Republican candidates for Illinois governor in 2022

McHenry County Jail will continue to house U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees

Rabine introduces himself with three policy goals: job creation, lower property taxes and public safety

Bull Valley resident, Schaumburg business owner points to economic issues, including mounting pension debt, high property taxes, as his top priorities

Rabine, who would be a first time candidate for public office, was involved in setting up the visit from high-profile Trump supporters Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle to the Bull Valley Country Club

Local philanthropist Cheryl Ann Rabine was a woman who saw the world through the lens of what she could do for other people, even if it was something that might ultimately be to her detriment, her husband said.

Donald Trump Jr., son of President Donald Trump, and Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle visited Woodstock last week to speak at a Trump rally at Bull Valley Golf Club.

Johnsburg resident Gary Rabine never would’ve gotten where he is in business if it wasn’t for the help and guidance of many mentors along the way.

New owners are working hard to make Bull Valley Golf Club more than one of the most challenging golfing venues in the country. They want to make it a destination ... worldwide.