Gov. J.B. Pritzker said state agencies need to trim 4%, blaming President Donald Trump and a slowing national economy.

The Chicago Teachers Union is shutting down school choice by attacking charter schools, hurting Black and Latino families who ...

Odd-year municipal elections suppress votes. Illinois should follow other states and move them to November for a more ...

Chicago lost nearly 1-in-5 businesses between 2015 and 2024, translating to nearly 11,200 fewer businesses operating in the ...

Illinois Federation of Teachers has funneled over $11 million into the campaigns of 135 current members of the Illinois ...

Illinois students could be denied donor-funded scholarships for tutoring and other academic services because opponents are ...

New taxes on Uber, automatic property tax hikes and higher liquor taxes are all being pushed as Chicago leaders seek to spend ...

Chicago’s spending is up nearly $7 billion—up 62% from 2019—driven in part by massive pension bills and rising personnel ...

Illinois families hoping to buy a home face a tough reality: rising prices pushing once-affordable communities out of reach.

Lawmakers raise online sports gambling tax from 15% to as high as 40%, tying state budget to Illinoisans gambling, and losing ...

A new federal scholarship tax credit program could be a lifeline to students in rural Illinois. They may have limited ...

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wants Illinois state lawmakers to redraw congressional district maps to offset ...