Illinois might cap ticket resale prices, fees

By Dylan Sharkey

03/14/2025

Illinois lawmakers are considering new rules for buying and selling tickets to sporting events and concerts, including a cap on resale prices and fees.

TAGS: ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, regulations

Illinois again considers taxing drivers per mile

By Dylan Sharkey

03/14/2025

There’s another push in Springfield to tax motorists by the mile. Illinoisans already pay the second-highest gas taxes in the nation behind only California.

TAGS: ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Illinois might pay for Bears’ stadium – if they have winning seasons

By Dylan Sharkey

03/13/2025

A new bill in Springfield would require the Chicago Bears and other teams to have a few winning seasons before they can expect taxpayer help for stadiums.

TAGS: Chicago, Chicago Bears, taxes

Chicago area gets over 96K international migrants in 2024; 238K since 2020

By Bryce Hill

03/12/2025

Chicagoland’s population has been boosted by international migrants in recent years. But 347,000 residents left for other states since April 2020.

TAGS: outmigration, population, property taxes

64 of Illinois’ 102 counties see populations drop in 2024

By Bryce Hill

03/12/2025

While Illinois’ total population grew slightly last year, many areas of the state experienced population decline. People moved out of state from half the counties.

TAGS: outmigration, population, taxes

Illinois companies announce 1,666 mass layoffs in February

By Patrick Andriesen, Jon Josko

03/11/2025

Illinois companies announced 1,666 mass layoffs in February, with more than 4-in-5 impacting workers in Cook County. Schaumburg alone accounted for one-third of job losses.

TAGS: jobs, unemployment

How to vote in your April 1 election

By Dylan Sharkey

03/11/2025

Groceries, schools and public safety are all affected by local elections taking place April 1. Here’s what to know.

TAGS: Election Day, Illinois voting, property taxes

Illinois lawmakers attack parents’ constitutional rights

By Mailee Smith

03/06/2025

House Bill 2827 would require all Illinois private schools to report personal information about students to local and state authorities – a prime example of Illinois government overreach and an infringement of parents’ constitutional rights.

Pritzker’s $1.5B wish for cash quickly vanishes

By Bryce Hill

03/06/2025

The latest forecast from the Illinois General Assembly estimates Illinois will have $737 million to $1.2 billion less in revenue than Gov. J.B. Pritzker hopes to spend.

TAGS: JB Pritzker

Every 9 minutes, 21 seconds, Illinois loses another resident

By Bryce Hill

03/06/2025

Illinois continues to lose residents to other states. Another Illinoisan left every 9 minutes and 21 seconds from July 2023 to June 2024.

TAGS: outmigration, population

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Illinois might cap ticket resale prices, fees

Illinois again considers taxing drivers per mile

Illinois might pay for Bears’ stadium – if they have winning seasons

Chicago area gets over 96K international migrants in 2024; 238K since 2020

64 of Illinois’ 102 counties see populations drop in 2024

Illinois companies announce 1,666 mass layoffs in February

How to vote in your April 1 election

Illinois lawmakers attack parents’ constitutional rights

Pritzker’s $1.5B wish for cash quickly vanishes

Every 9 minutes, 21 seconds, Illinois loses another resident

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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