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Illinois Policy Institute: Roadmap to stop looming $21B in deficits

‘Illinois Forward 2027’ offers spending caps, rightsizing government, pension reform and pro-growth policies to put Illinois on a sustainable fiscal path

Polls open: 32 Illinois counties see education question on March primary ballot

What to know about the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program

Chicago violent crime hits decade low as arrest rates climb

The Illinois Policy Institute found violent crime declined in nearly 9-in-10 neighborhoods

What to watch in this legislative session: Bears stadium, data centers and pensions

Research found Illinois’ state budget has grown nearly five times faster than the economy

Statement: Chicago passes record budget without head tax

The Chicago City Council passed its record spending $16.6 billion 2026 budget, 30-18, today.

Statement: Pritzker’s transit bill contains unneeded, perpetual toll hikes

A federal judge ruled Cook County is illegally settling minor property tax debts by seizing the full value of properties. Illinois law still allows the practice.

Three-fourths of Cook County property tax hikes for public safety fund retirements, not protection

New report finds property taxes to fund police, fire pensions have multiplied nearly five times since 1996

Small Business Saturday: Small businesses create 99% of Illinois jobs

In Cook County, businesses with fewer than 20 employees have been the only firms to add jobs on net since the pandemic – creating nearly 65,500 job

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