Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2026 budget includes record spending, cuts to economic development and overreliance on short-term ...

House Bill 3014 and Senate Bill 1546 would tie Illinois’ spending growth to GDP growth, potentially saving billions of ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson asked to borrow $830 million one day after the city’s credit rating dipping to near-junk status. He ...

Illinois and other states with sanctuary cities saw large influxes of international migrants in recent years. But historical ...

A new bill would repeal an outdated Illinois business tax. The franchise tax is tough to calculate, most businesses don’t owe ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker invoked a fairy tale about magic beans and a giant during his annual state of the state and ...

Illinoisans pay the second-highest gas taxes in the nation at more than $0.84 per gallon. Only California charges its drivers ...

Rockford recently made headlines as the nation’s hottest housing market, but the real story is low supply is driving up ...

Pension experts projected state lawmakers’ plans to drastically expand benefits for newer employees would add $60 billion to ...

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans, with around half in Cook County, relied on federal food assistance in October 2024, marking a ...