While the U.S. economy as a whole grew 2.9% in 2023, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin region grew at only 1.4%, according to ...

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

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

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

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

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced plans to handle Illinois’ pension crisis. Some build on proven reforms while others could delay real progress.

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

To get part of $50 billion for a federal health program, Illinois promised to join nurse licensure and physician assistant ...

Illinois’ rushed, closed-door budgeting process funded $700,000 in taxpayer dollars to a research group promoting ...

Illinois lawmakers provided nearly $1.2 million to a political advocacy group promoting progressive labor policies. Little info was offered about how the taxes will be used.

Chicago’s Roseland community is solving crime and poverty through a formula developed by the Hope Center: mentors, jobs and a ...

At least 28 states have already said they plan to opt into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program to let donors provide ...