Illinois quick hits: More layoffs for John Deere; higher suburban property taxes

Homeowners in many south and southwest suburbs will have to pay a lot more in property taxes as the median tax bill jumped a record 19.9% …

Bishop Sean Rowe of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania and the Diocese of Western New York has been named the next presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, succeeding Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, who concludes a nine-year term later this year.

Governor Gavin Newsom and other California officials had wanted the Supreme Court to hear the case.