Illinois saw strong economic growth in the third quarter of 2025, largely tracking national trends. Illinois’ economy grew ...

Since 2019, Illinois home prices have jumped nearly 50% and available houses are down nearly 50%. Blame property taxes and zoning.

Chicago Teachers Union leaders fought members, a Congressional inquiry and a potential U.S. Department of Labor investigation ...

Chicago Public Schools’ school choice experiment is working: students at the city’s selective enrollment schools are thriving ...

U.S. Census estimates showed Illinois lost residents to 32 states and Washington, D.C. – virtually all to lower-tax states.

Illinois lawmakers gave money to venues for plays, concerts and weddings – without explaining why private concerns deserved public money.

A new federal program would provide donor funds to school children in Illinois. But the governor must allow it.

Taxpayers usually get told what raise they will receive. They also get told what raises they will give: to state lawmakers, ...

Who owns Soldier Field? Why do taxpayers still owe millions? What would a move mean for Chicago’s budget? Answers about a ...

A warehouse and supply chain company and clothing company gave the Chicago collar counties the bulk of Illinois’ mass layoffs ...

The emptiest Chicago Public Schools building held just 3% of its capacity and cost nearly $55,000 per student.

Illinois’ broken budget process allocated taxpayer dollars to an art group best known for its floating exhibit on the Chicago ...