As food costs soar, Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to keep hurting Chicago’s working families with a grocery tax. He faces a ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is on the wrong side of public opinion, with new polling showing most voters view him unfavorably ...

June housing production in Illinois continues to lag the rest of the nation, leading to price problems across the state ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker had a chance to stop a bill putting taxpayers on the hook for $11.1 billion in inflated pension benefits for Chicago police and firefighters. He blew it. Taxpayers will be paying ...

There is one time a year for most public education employees to opt out of their teachers union. That time is now. Here’s why ...

Illinois has the nation’s worst public pension crisis. Nationwide analysis from the Equable Institute shows Illinois state ...

The Illinois Policy Institute’s Center for Poverty Solutions received national backing for a job co-op that will target ...

Despite record revenues, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2026 budget hikes taxes by another $482 million. Illinoisans are paying 44% ...

Just 15% to 26% of Illinois teachers union spending was on representing teachers in 2024. But public education employees can ...

As Chicago faces a major deficit for fiscal year 2026, Mayor Brandon Johnson is considering resurrecting a failed idea that ...

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