Ahead of Monday Night Football: When are Bears moving to Arlington Heights?

By Dylan Sharkey

09/04/2025

As the Chicago Bears get ready for Monday Night Football, fans have heard talk about Arlington Heights since 2021. Here are the three biggest questions surrounding the move.

TAGS: Chicago Bears

Illinois sets U.S. record: over 2 years late with state spending audit

By Jerry Barmore

09/01/2025

Accounting standards call for annual spending reports within 180 days of the year’s end. Illinois took 774 days to produce its 2023 report, setting a national record for tardiness.

TAGS: budget, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, JB Pritzker

Chicago Teachers Union continued its tyranny over statewide legislation in 2025

By Mailee Smith

08/27/2025

The Chicago Teachers Union had an opinion on everything from immigration to rental fees during the Illinois General Assembly’s regular session. Lawmakers did what the union wanted on nearly 1-in-3 bills.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

How Chicago Teachers Union acts like Illinois’ newest political party

By Lilly Rossi

08/22/2025

The Chicago Teachers Union and its president want a say about fixing Chicago’s transit and health care problems, rather than focusing on its education problem. CTU’s answer to every problem? More taxes from Chicagoans and the rest of the state.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Illinois lawmakers churn through 31K pages of bills on last day of session

By Lilly Rossi

08/13/2025

Illinois General Assembly members filed 31,011 pages of amendments to bills in the last 24 hours of the 2025 regular session. Truly understanding what they were deciding would require reading 22 pages per minute.

TAGS: budget, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly

26 tax ideas Chicago’s mayor is thinking about imposing

By Ravi Mishra

08/11/2025

A $1.12 billion budget gap spurs Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to circulate a menu of 26 tax hikes. Instead of making Chicago even more hostile to taxpayers, he should be looking at budget reforms and ways to stop spending so much.

Chicago mayor wants to keep taxing groceries despite hit to families

By Ravi Mishra

08/08/2025

As food costs soar, Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to keep hurting Chicago’s working families with a grocery tax. He faces a $1.12 billion deficit that a $73 million grocery tax won’t budge.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson

Chicago mayor recycles failed tax idea to fix $1.12B deficit

By Ravi Mishra

08/05/2025

As Chicago faces a major deficit for fiscal year 2026, Mayor Brandon Johnson is considering resurrecting a failed idea that punishes job creation: the corporate head tax.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago, head tax

Suburban Chicago house tax plan would choke lagging growth

By LyLena Estabine

07/31/2025

The Illinois Senate attempted to pass a “rescue package” for Chicago area mass transit that would punish suburban homeowners with a new real estate transfer tax. State leaders must instead focus on reforms to boost housing and economic growth.

Illinois revenue $717M more than expected, but politicians still raise taxes

By Ravi Mishra

07/28/2025

Despite record revenues, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2026 budget hikes taxes by another $482 million. Illinoisans are paying 44% more than six years ago and getting higher tax burdens as thanks.

Illinois General Assembly

Ahead of Monday Night Football: When are Bears moving to Arlington Heights?

Illinois sets U.S. record: over 2 years late with state spending audit

Chicago Teachers Union continued its tyranny over statewide legislation in 2025

How Chicago Teachers Union acts like Illinois’ newest political party

Illinois lawmakers churn through 31K pages of bills on last day of session

26 tax ideas Chicago’s mayor is thinking about imposing

Chicago mayor wants to keep taxing groceries despite hit to families

Chicago mayor recycles failed tax idea to fix $1.12B deficit

Suburban Chicago house tax plan would choke lagging growth

Illinois revenue $717M more than expected, but politicians still raise taxes

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students