Stop the Toll Hike
Stop the Toll Hike
Illinois drivers already pay some of the highest taxes and fees in the country.
Pritzker gets his school cell phone ban bill despite CTU opposition
Pritzker gets his school cell phone ban bill despite CTU opposition
The issue was a priority for the governor. Here’s what you need to know.
Update: Pritzker signs bill to limit cell phone use in classrooms
Update: Pritzker signs bill to limit cell phone use in classrooms
The measure would prohibit most student cell phone use in class. Illinois is one of only eight states with no state law governing cell phone use in schools.
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Illinois lawmakers sandwich in less crucial bills
Illinois lawmakers sandwich in less crucial bills
Not all of the nearly 3,100 bills introduced this year in Springfield aim at top voter concerns.
Who should pay for new sports stadiums?
Who should pay for new sports stadiums?
As teams in Chicago and elsewhere pursue new venues and entertainment districts, lawmakers face renewed questions about public financing.
Illinois sales taxes near top in U.S.
Illinois sales taxes near top in U.S.
Chicago will have one of the highest big-city rates in the country when the transit tax inches up Aug. 1.
The Illinois Federation of Teachers spends millions on politics, but teachers can say ‘no’
The Illinois Federation of Teachers spends millions on politics, but teachers can say ‘no’
The union embraces political spending tactics the Chicago Teachers Union uses in an effort to further its political goals.
Proposed toll hikes would cost drivers $17 billion in next 15 years
Proposed toll hikes would cost drivers $17 billion in next 15 years
You still have time to tell the Illinois Tollway board to reject the increases.
Illinois students can benefit from state move to improve math proficiency
Illinois students can benefit from state move to improve math proficiency
The state board of education approved a comprehensive plan to guide school districts on evidence-based math instruction.
Tequila is optional. Constitutional liquor tax rules aren’t.
Tequila is optional. Constitutional liquor tax rules aren’t.
Illinois wisely scrapped a proposal that could well have violated a 1988 state Supreme Court ruling.
UPDATE: Lawsuit aims to block Illinois’ first-in-U.S. crypto transaction tax
UPDATE: Lawsuit aims to block Illinois’ first-in-U.S. crypto transaction tax
The tax now has been challenged in court.
Rockford close to zoning reforms to increase housing
Rockford close to zoning reforms to increase housing
The proposed amendments would allow greater housing density, eliminate garage mandates and reduce approval hurdles for new developments.
Illinois Federation of Teachers: 7 things the union doesn’t want teachers to know
Illinois Federation of Teachers: 7 things the union doesn’t want teachers to know
IFT represents educators in more than 200 districts across Illinois. But teachers’ zip codes dictate how much support they actually get from the union.