Expect a progressive tax, higher education spending and a Bears stadium to be high on the agenda for Illinois state lawmakers.
Rock Island County required tax buyers at its Dec. 30 sale to attest they would protect homeowners’ equity as judges warn Illinois counties may be liable.
The emptiest Chicago Public Schools building held just 3% of its capacity and cost nearly $55,000 per student.
Chicago’s worst employment climate score since 2009 drove a 25th month of business decline.
Elevated prices thanks to low inventory continued to create problems for Illinois homebuyers in November.
Illinois’ opaque budget process handed $12 million to NASCAR. Fast and furious is no way to treat taxpayers’ money.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is acting like the 2028 Democratic candidate for president. But what does Pritzker’s Illinois resume say about his leadership?
Illinois local governments have been denied more than $10.9 billion in state income tax revenue since fiscal year 2012 because state lawmakers cut their share.
Illinois progressives want to reimagine capitalism and hand out free money with the tax dollars you worked for.
Using taxpayer dollars intended to educate children, over 600 Chicago Public Schools staffers exploited lax rules to take luxury trips to Las Vegas.
Illinois’ hidden budgeting process let lawmakers hand out 2,815 grants, including $7 million to move the University of Illinois’ pigs.
At least 49 tax hikes under Gov. J.B. Pritzker have driven state spending to record highs, even as Illinois’ economic growth has lagged the U.S.