Illinois companies announced 1,477 mass layoffs during May. The highest concentration of cuts impacted Champaign after one of ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson likes to parrot platitudes about taxing the rich to fix the city, CTA and Chicago Public ...

Illinois state lawmakers failed to advance bills that would have helped ease housing shortages and reduced costs. Legislators ...

Chicago’s speed cameras issued $90.9 million in tickets and fees to drivers in 2024, down $11.3 million from 2023. Mayor ...

Illinois will have spent over $2.5 billion on migrant care by the end of 2025. Costs have shattered projections and left ...

Republican Illinois Senate members are suing their Democratic peers over the last-minute rush to OK a $55 billion state ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s record $55.2 billion budget relies on Illinoisans paying over $394 million in new or higher taxes on ...

Illinois lawmakers got creative with state budget proposals to overhaul pensions and raise new revenue, many of which would ...

State lawmakers built Illinois’ record $55.2 billion budget for 2026 on gimmicks, one-time fixes and piecemeal tax hikes.

As state lawmakers finalize the 2026 budget, public sector unions are pushing for major benefit spikes for Tier 2 pensioners ...

State leaders rely on budget gimmicks and short-term fixes and they assume speculative proposals will become law and operate ...

With only 10,100 of the Chicago Teachers Union’s 27,216 active members voting to retain Stacy Davis Gates as president, she ...