Subsidies and rent control will make Illinois’ housing shortage worse. Lawmakers should focus on how they can boost supply.

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

Chicago is splitting its 2026 “advance” pension payment, blaming delayed Cook County property taxes but raising concerns ...

Record Cook County property tax hikes under Toni Preckwinkle expose a fundamentally broken system, benefitting insiders and ...

Illinois lawmakers gave $4.6 million to A Ray of Hope on Earth, a sports camp for children. The grants were 10 times the group’s 2023 budget.

Illinois’ broken budgeting process allowed state lawmakers to spend $2.6 million on tennis and pickleball courts.

Illinois’ strong colleges and workforce training help reduce unemployment and close skill gaps, ranking No. 1 in the Midwest ...

Illinois joined a nationwide economic wave as U.S. real gross domestic product expanded 4.4% in Q3, a far cry from the 0.5% ...

Former Gov. Pat Quinn claims a millionaire tax would offer Illinoisans property tax relief, but it won’t work without pension ...

Chicago Teachers Union leaders fought members, a Congressional inquiry and a potential U.S. Department of Labor investigation ...

Illinois lawmakers gave money to venues for plays, concerts and weddings – without explaining why private concerns deserved public money.

A new federal program would provide donor funds to school children in Illinois. But the governor must allow it.