11 reasons Illinoisans can be thankful this year
11 reasons Illinoisans can be thankful this year
This Thanksgiving, Illinoisans should give thanks for Illinois’ heritage, opportunities, wins against new taxes and educational freedom.
Chicago streaming tax adds 10% to NFL Thanksgiving costs
Chicago streaming tax adds 10% to NFL Thanksgiving costs
Streaming Thanksgiving football comes with extra costs just for living in Chicago. The city adds 10% to streaming prices through a local amusement tax.
Federal aid feeds over 1M Illinois families this Thanksgiving
Federal aid feeds over 1M Illinois families this Thanksgiving
Over 1 million Illinois families will put turkey on the table this Thanksgiving with the help of federal food assistance.
Final Thanksgiving with statewide grocery tax, but your town?
Final Thanksgiving with statewide grocery tax, but your town?
Illinois families are preparing their final Thanksgiving dinner with the state’s 1% grocery tax. But will your municipality bring the tax back starting Jan. 1?
Illinois House speaker gets $40M sports complex for alma mater
Illinois House speaker gets $40M sports complex for alma mater
Backroom deals produced lots of pork in the state budget, including a $40-million sports complex at the Illinois House speaker’s alma mater.
Small businesses create all Cook County jobs since 2020
Small businesses create all Cook County jobs since 2020
Chicagoans have even more to be thankful for on Small Business Saturday: small businesses created all Cook County’s net new jobs since the pandemic.
Small businesses create virtually all new Illinois jobs
Small businesses create virtually all new Illinois jobs
Small Business Saturday gives Illinoisans another reason to be thankful: these businesses have been the sole job creators since 2020.
Here’s why buying an Illinois home can be hard
Here’s why buying an Illinois home can be hard
Illinois home prices have jumped nearly 50% since 2018 while available housing hasn’t recovered since the pandemic, creating a housing shortage.
Blacker Friday: Illinois shoppers face sales tax hit
Blacker Friday: Illinois shoppers face sales tax hit
Holiday shoppers are eager to spend this year. Illinois is overly eager to tax them.
Illinois students could boost ACT scores with scholarships
Illinois students could boost ACT scores with scholarships
Federal scholarships could give low-income students access to ACT tutors and study materials to help them improve on the college exam.
Record Illinois Thanksgiving traffic paying record gas taxes
Record Illinois Thanksgiving traffic paying record gas taxes
Thanksgiving travel will set a record in Illinois and in the U.S. Illinois drivers will pay the nation’s second-highest gas taxes, thanks to Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Feds demand Chicago Teachers Union release audits
Feds demand Chicago Teachers Union release audits
The Chicago Teachers Union's secrecy and potential financial shenanigans have drawn the attention of the U.S. Congress.
1-in-4 Illinois students absent in 2025
1-in-4 Illinois students absent in 2025
One-in-four Illinois public school students were chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year. It is contributing to Illinois’ low academic proficiency.
Illinois lawmakers again push disguised ‘retirement tax’
Illinois lawmakers again push disguised ‘retirement tax’
Illinois voters soundly rejected a progressive state income tax because it was a path to tax retirees. That isn’t stopping state lawmakers from trying again.