A suit filed in McHenry County Court Tuesday alleges suburban Republican officials who chose Barrington Hills Trustee Darby Hills for a vacant seat in the Illinois Senate did so illegally and that she isn’t allowed to serve.

As Governor JB Pritzker prepares to present his seventh budget to the General Assembly Wednesday, it’s the latest page in an unprecedented string of spending plans.

Barrington Hills village trustee Darby Hills has won the 26th District Senate seats vacated by former Sen. Dan McConchie last month.

After allegations of nepotism and backroom deals to install Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi’s son, Joe, as the replacement in the Senate to the recently resigned Dan McConchie, Salvi did not apply for the appointment.

Governor JB Pritzker continued his quest to become the face of the resistance to the Trump administration Monday shooting back on President Trump’s proposed tariff hits on Canada and Mexico.

The Department of Justice filed suit Thursday against the State of Illinois, City of Chicago, and Cook County arguing sanctuary policies and laws limiting coordination with federal immigration officials are illegal.