A new bill would give some police and firefighters flexibility with their retirement. State Sen. Robert Martwick, D-Chicago, ...

Illinois is on pace to lose a seat in Congress based on new census data. International immigration and interstate migration are driving those projections.

Does it matter which union represents your child’s teachers? The Illinois Federation of Teachers represents a lot of school ...

State lawmakers voted to hike road tolls in 2027, even though the state has billions in the road fund it’s not using. Some ...

The union's extraordinary power in Chicago is propped up by actions in Springfield. The Chicago Teachers Union is widely ...

Illinois lawmakers propose a Tier 2 pension expansion that adds costly sweeteners, despite struggling to keep up with current ...

Illinois lawmakers claim the state saved nearly $500 million in fiscal year 2026, but most “savings” are either from federal decisions or shifting costs, not serious fiscal restraint.

Violent crime in Chicago fell to more than a decade low in 2025. It dropped across 88% of the city’s neighborhoods as arrests ...

The Illinois Constitution stops politicians from imposing progressive taxation, which would give them power to progressively ...

Some Illinois lawmakers handed money to their local business associations. Should everyone’s taxes subsidize certain groups because their lawmakers had clout?

Illinois placed 38th nationally for social mobility. Its rank was pulled down by economic problems and corruption in its ...

Illinois lawmakers funded a Hispanic chamber of commerce connected to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Its chief opposes ICE deportations.