Voters in Lemont Township are taking up the pension crisis, gerrymandering and unfunded mandates. The township voted to put ...

Illinois House Bill 5896 would require more detailed reporting of how Springfield spends taxpayer money. It improves ...

Chicago Transit Authority Green Line riders were the most likely to be crime victims for the 12 months ending in September.

Colorado lawmakers passed an act in 2012 to focus on early literacy development and the science of reading. Its fourth ...

The nation’s longest-serving legislative speaker, a woman who called herself “super mayor” and a collection of other ...

The Chicago Teachers Union played a long game with Acero charter schools: unionizing them, undermining them and then taking ...

You might celebrate the holiday season by indulging in not-so-healthy habits. State lawmakers are encouragingly discouraging ...

Sales taxes up to 11.5% will greet some Cook County shoppers this holiday season. Illinois averages 8.85% in sales taxes ...

Illinois is caught in a sluggish job market with persistently high unemployment. It was third-highest in the U.S. again ...

A massive influx of 112,955 international migrants boosted Illinois population in 2024, new Census Bureau data shows. Buses ...

Chicago’s government pension obligations have increased nearly sixfold since 2014, driving up Chicago’s sky-high property ...

Illinois' unfunded statewide public pension liabilities grew another $1.5 billion in the past year. Better investment returns ...