Illinois voters soundly rejected a progressive state income tax because it was a path to tax retirees. That isn’t stopping ...

Families rely on single-family homes. Illinois must relax zoning laws and lower minimum lot sizes to make them more ...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates is bringing her militant agenda to 200 more school districts as president ...

Illinois state lawmakers are severing new federal business tax cuts. Their quest to keep more cash will cost the state in ...

High taxes, red tape and fiscal mismanagement have stalled Chicago’s economy, but smart reform could get it growing again.

Chicago Public Schools employees spent $23.6 million in tax dollars on lavish vacations at 5-star hotels and overseas trips.

A new report finds Illinois lacks protection from federal overreach, with few safeguards to limit funding and mandates.

In Lake County and across Illinois, fire pensions are driving up property taxes and leaving fewer resources for safety.

A barometer of business health shows Chicago is close to marking two years of decline. The city’s employment rate lags the ...

Chicago-area sales taxes were already No. 2 in the U.S., but new taxing authority handed to the Regional Transportation ...

A Lombard housing project shows how smaller lots can lower costs, boost development and help Illinois address its housing ...

Union accounting shows just 36% of its spending was on representing teachers in 2025, while it spent more than $41 million on ...