House Bill 2827 would require the collection of personal information – including religious affiliation – of private school ...

There’s another push in Springfield to tax motorists by the mile. Illinoisans already pay the second-highest gas taxes in the ...

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

Chicagoland’s population has been boosted by international migrants in recent years. But 347,000 residents left for other ...

A new bill in Springfield would require the Chicago Bears and other teams to have a few winning seasons before they can ...

Dues money collected by local teachers unions rarely stays local. Instead, money flows up to state or national affiliates, ...

Illinois lawmakers are considering new rules for buying and selling tickets to sporting events and concerts, including a cap ...

Illinois companies announced 1,666 mass layoffs in February, with more than 4-in-5 impacting workers in Cook County.

Without careful evaluation of whether Illinois’ pensions for newer employees are running afoul of federal rules or what the ...

Legislation in the Illinois House would empower inspectors general, restrict lobbying by elected leaders, add protections ...

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 ...

Latasha Fields is a mom of four and homeschool advocate on the South Side of Chicago. She founded a homeschool co-op and a ...