A cap on the retailers’ sales tax credit will effectively hikes taxes on Illinois retailers by $186 million. Retailers are ...

Half of Chicagoans said their biggest concern was “students not learning enough academically.” They expect Chicago Public ...

Black Chicagoans were over 20 times more likely to become homicide victims during the past 12 months than their white peers, ...

Illinois state lawmakers’ spending plans came in $410 million higher than what Gov. J.B. Pritzker originally proposed.

The Chicago Teachers Union’s past lobbying to keep curriculum a secret plus its divisive tweets show the union’s demand to ...

Recent NBC News analysis found 87% of children were enrolled in public school in 2022, compared to 90.7% in 2012. That trend ...

The new state budget eliminates the 1% grocery tax, placing Illinois with 37 other states by 2026. But the bill gives ...

The typical racing fan will pay an extra $22 for general admission to Chicago’s NASCAR “Street Race Weekend” thanks to the ...

Illinois has limited charter school options or open enrollment policies. Lawmakers should expand public school choice options ...

Whether college protest encampments or political convention agitators, Chicago needs a way to penalize the few who disrupt ...

Illinois grew jobs in eight of its 13 metropolitan areas during April, but the Chicago area’s sluggish growth and a ...

Black workers in Illinois face a tougher job market than peers nationally. Hispanic men, Asians face lower unemployment rates ...