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

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

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

Restaurants and bars bid to be along Chicago’s Riverwalk, so why a proven business with a lucrative offer was booted is a mystery wrapped up in a secretive city panel.

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

The transit rescue plan freezes fares, raises tolls, hikes sales taxes and diverts road funds – adding to taxpayers’ burdens.

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

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

The Illinois General Assembly just eliminated parking minimums for developments near transit hubs. That flexibility should ...

An analysis of the 2024 elections showed only one independent made it onto the ballot out of 155 races for U.S. House, ...

More than 100 teachers left struggling students, cost taxpayers as much as $19,300 for Chicago Teachers Union “lobby day.” ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption conviction means capturing his likeness in a portrait would be tax ...