The nation’s longest-serving legislative speaker, a woman who called herself “super mayor” and a collection of other ...

You might celebrate the holiday season by indulging in not-so-healthy habits. State lawmakers are encouragingly discouraging ...

I first started thinking about Dearborn Denim in 2014 because I wanted to get out of my job as a bond trader and start my own ...

The Chicago Teachers Union played a long game with Acero charter schools: unionizing them, undermining them and then taking ...

Chicago’s public pension contributions remain lower than what actuaries say is needed to pay benefits despite a nearly ...

Illinois is caught in a sluggish job market with persistently high unemployment. It was third-highest in the U.S. again ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...