State lawmakers boosted benefits for Chicago police and firefighters in the final days of the legislative session. Gov. J.B.

Summer jobs programs are not enough to keep Chicago’s youth out of trouble. To reach their potential, a year-round answer is ...

Ridership on Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace is still down 30% from pre-pandemic levels. The agency overseeing ...

Illinois was No. 12 in the U.S. for its June unemployment rate. It’s not been ranked that low since before the pandemic.

Illinois just ranked as having the highest property tax rate in the country. Property taxes in Illinois are an especially ...

In 2024, Oak Park, Illinois, went where Mayor Brandon Johnson tried to take Chicago – banning all natural gas connections in ...

Despite Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates’ constant demands for “wealthy” taxpayers to pay their “fair share ...

The Illinois Federation of Teachers, the parent union of the Chicago Teachers Union, should be worried about the three Rs, ...

In another short-term revenue move, Illinois lawmakers July 1 turned to vape and other nicotine product tax hikes to allow ...

More Illinois suburbs are ditching red-light cameras. Drivers should celebrate after the devices have issued over $1.5 ...

While Illinois families face one of the nation’s highest unemployment rates, the nation’s highest property taxes and the ...

Although enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program declined marginally in April, nearly 2 million ...