Illinois families will pay the highest combined state and local tax burden in the nation this year on the median U.S. income.

I’m a realtor and a real estate appraiser, so I’ve seen how property taxes is a big issue. In 2021, I was appointed to be a ...

Illinois schools would be required to share curriculum materials with parents under a pair of bills in Springfield. State Rep ...

The latest forecast from the Illinois General Assembly estimates Illinois will have $737 million to $1.2 billion less in ...

House Bill 2827 would require all Illinois private schools to report personal information about students to local and state ...

Illinois is dead last of the 50 states in its ability to handle a financial crisis. It couldn’t last a month. The rainy-day ...

Newer state employees would get a $13 billion pension benefit boost if Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal ...

Illinois continues to lose residents to other states. Another Illinoisan left every 9 minutes and 21 seconds from July 2023 ...

The Chicago Teachers Union entered a 30-day “cooling off” period following its rejection of a neutral fact-finder’s contract ...

Illinois has some of the highest property taxes in the country. Chapter 9 would allow local governments to address the root ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to add 50 new speed cameras to city streets during the coming year to add $11.4 million ...

The “millionaire tax” will increase Illinois’ tax burden without necessarily increasing public funds. Revenue intended for ...