Voters will decide whether Douglas County will control more of its own destiny. County commissioners want to change the ...

Home-rule authority is a power that leaders in the conservative suburban county hope to wield as a defensive weapon against ...

East Moline Mayor Reggie Freeman began his State of the City address by saying the $24 million revitalization funding is ...

Brooke, didn’t mince words Monday when his colleagues voted to try to wrest more control of local decision-making from municipalities across the state. “This is dumb,” he said. “ … Where is this a ...

The bill proposes taking away the Home Rule Program which allows cities to make rules that would best serve residents. The ...

Douglas County commissioners voted on Tuesday to explore establishing a home rule charter, arguing the move would allow the ...