Backroom deals produced lots of pork in the state budget, including a $40-million sports complex at the Illinois House speaker’s alma mater.
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 Business Saturday gives Illinoisans another reason to be thankful: these businesses have been the sole job creators since 2020.
Illinois home prices have jumped nearly 50% since 2018 while available housing hasn’t recovered since the pandemic, creating a housing shortage.
Holiday shoppers are eager to spend this year. Illinois is overly eager to tax them.
Federal scholarships could give low-income students access to ACT tutors and study materials to help them improve on the college exam.
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.
The Chicago Teachers Union's secrecy and potential financial shenanigans have drawn the attention of the U.S. Congress.
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 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.
Families rely on single-family homes. Illinois must relax zoning laws and lower minimum lot sizes to make them more affordable statewide.
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates is bringing her militant agenda to 200 more school districts as president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
Illinois state lawmakers are severing new federal business tax cuts. Their quest to keep more cash will cost the state in business competitiveness.
High taxes, red tape and fiscal mismanagement have stalled Chicago’s economy, but smart reform could get it growing again.