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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Illinois’ latest drop in gross domestic product shows broader issues with the state. The state’s real GDP has been struggling ...