Illinois’ comeback story starts here.
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According to the Illinois Policy Institute, more than one Illinois public leader a week for 40 years has been convicted in federal court
The city's 165 cameras collected $11.3M less from drivers in 2024, so Mayor Johnson is adding 50 new cameras expecting to get back that money
The Center for Poverty Solutions found Illinois shorts apprenticeships and vocational programs, spending 17 times more on colleges than on direct paths to jobs the state economy needs
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union vote today for their union leadership, and the Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators slate faces challengers.
More than half of the average Chicago homeowner’s property tax bill went to CPS in 2024
Nearly half of Illinois voters polled said they would move out of Illinois if they could
Illinois’ top 50 state pensioners have already each received an average payout worth about $5.63 million
New analysis from the Illinois Policy Institute found the average Illinois state income tax return is over $4K – up nearly $1.6K from 2017