Sales taxes up to 11.5% will greet some Cook County shoppers this holiday season. Illinois averages 8.85% in sales taxes ...

A current dispute with SEIU and militant stances against police are just two reasons other city unions have reason to believe ...

Chicago became the first city to add its 9% amusement tax when you streamed your favorite holiday shows or Christmas carols.

A massive influx of 112,955 international migrants boosted Illinois population in 2024, new Census Bureau data shows. Buses ...

Chicago’s government pension obligations have increased nearly sixfold since 2014, driving up Chicago’s sky-high property ...

Voters in Leyden Township will be sounding off April 1 on state mandates made without state funding being provided. Unfunded ...

Illinois' unfunded statewide public pension liabilities grew another $1.5 billion in the past year. Better investment returns ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was denied a $300 million property tax hike, then a $150 million property tax hike, then a ...

Winfield Township voters will have a chance to impact Illinois’ pension crisis in the April 1 election. They won’t directly ...

Illinois no longer has the highest home alone age in the nation, but it might not be the Christmas gift parents were hoping ...

A report outlining public education reform in Illinois doesn’t address a core issue facing students: reading proficiency. It ...

Voters in Homer Township will have the chance to weigh in on public pension reform, federal and state redistricting and ...