Former state Senate Republican leader Dan McConchie is resigning his north suburban seat to start a nonprofit organization ...

Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods, who resigned Feb. 2. Hills didn’t attend the meeting but arrived shortly afterward to sign her oath of office. She later participated in a swearing-in ceremony ...

The legislation, sponsored by State Senator Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods, gives Illinois motorists the traditional four-year license renewal option for $30 or an eight-year option for $60.