Lawmakers filed more than 10,000 bills in the 104th Illinois General Assembly. Of those, nearly 6,860 could have unknown costs for taxpayers.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is seeking a second term, officially joining the growing field of candidates in the 2027 Chicago mayoral election.
Almost 9,000 signatures from residents could put two binding referendum questions on the ballot to establish recall procedures.
A history of financial mismanagement has left the city putting in 57% of covered payroll for pensions, but even that’s not enough.
184 pensioners in Illinois’ five state-run systems received enough in 2025 to put them in the top 5% of U.S. income earners.
As of Sept. 1, the CTU had spent almost $236,000 on eight candidates running for Chicago Public Schools’ first fully elected school board.
Homeowners in the suburb could soon have more freedom to renovate their homes without being forced to add parking spaces.
The Education Freedom Tax Credit, also known as the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, will give Illinois students access to donor money if the state opts into the program.
U.S. housing for sale is nearly back to pre-pandemic numbers, but Illinois is still way behind.
The governor does not use his veto authority to advocate for Illinoisans.
Florida was the biggest winner of state residents moving out.
Illinois is in the bottom five states for private-sector job growth under Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Since he took office, job growth in the private sector in the state is up less than 0.1%.