Dear Residents: Much has been made recently of a new-found sense of unity at the state Capitol, and rightly so. After years of bitter partisan fighting, Democrats and Republicans came behind a new state budget and left Springfield with a renewed sense that compromise...

D’Amico Passes Legislation to Crack Down on Carjackers

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, passed legislation last week to close a loophole that has made it very difficult to prosecute carjackers. “Families ought to know that the laws are written to keep them safe,” said D’Amico. “But carjackers are...