Nearly half of the Illinois job losses in October resulted from True Value Co. declaring bankruptcy. Chicago led the state ...

Residents in Central Illinois are feeling sticker shock from exponential property tax growth. One woman’s $756 property tax ...

The Chicago Teachers Union wails about schools closing, but it is the union’s actions that have been solely responsible for ...

Chicago slashes 2,103 public safety jobs as it adds 184 administrators Chicago’s 2025 budget has a nearly $1 billion hole.

Chicago’s O’Hare Airport is one of the toughest for waiting in long lines, according to a study of the nation’s biggest ...

Public records show the Chicago Teachers Union and other union entities pay Stacy Davis Gates a very healthy salary. But ...

October job numbers for Illinois remained disappointing, with an unemployment rate that was third highest in the nation.

Chicago’s violent crime hit the second-highest level in the past five years. Aggravated assaults increased the most during ...

Illinois is at risk of getting in costly trouble with the federal government over its Tier 2 public employee retirement ...

The Chicago Teachers Union spent $1.74 million on its endorsed school board candidates. But most of them were defeated, ...

Pekin and Normal have joined the list of local governments passing ordinances to replace the 1% statewide grocery tax when it ...

Chicago faces financial meltdowns on three fronts: the city budget, Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Transit Authority. The CTA faces a $577 million deficit, but it can be fixed.