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 ...

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 ...

Reporting suggests Dems' chief concern is not disenfranchising even more voters, but facing increased competition for their own seats.

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

Illinois showed slow job growth as the state trailed national trends. Unemployment was at 4.4% in August, slightly above the national rate ...

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