Record Illinois Thanksgiving traffic paying record gas taxes

By Jerry Barmore

11/24/2025

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.

1-in-4 Illinois students absent in 2025

By Hannah Schmid

11/24/2025

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 lawmakers again push disguised ‘retirement tax’

By Ravi Mishra

11/21/2025

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.

Illinois can’t afford to miss out on 10,000 extra homes

By LyLena Estabine

11/21/2025

Families rely on single-family homes. Illinois must relax zoning laws and lower minimum lot sizes to make them more affordable statewide.

TAGS: affordable housing

Chicago Teachers Union radicalism is officially statewide

By Lilly Rossi

11/20/2025

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.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, IFT: Illinois Federation of Teachers

Illinois halts federal tax credits intended to boost business

By Ravi Mishra

11/20/2025

Illinois state lawmakers are severing new federal business tax cuts. Their quest to keep more cash will cost the state in business competitiveness.

5 ways to end Chicago’s stagnant growth

By Geoff Feinstein

11/19/2025

High taxes, red tape and fiscal mismanagement have stalled Chicago’s economy, but smart reform could get it growing again.

Illinois police pensions lock up local property taxes

By LyLena Estabine

11/18/2025

Across Illinois, police pensions are taking an ever-greater share of property tax dollars, leaving fewer resources for public safety.

Small lots lower Illinois housing prices, even for big homes

By LyLena Estabine

11/18/2025

A Lombard housing project shows how smaller lots can lower costs, boost development and help Illinois address its housing shortage.

TAGS: real estate

Illinois firefighter pensions torch local finances

By LyLena Estabine

11/17/2025

In Lake County and across Illinois, fire pensions are driving up property taxes and leaving fewer resources for safety.

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Record Illinois Thanksgiving traffic paying record gas taxes

1-in-4 Illinois students absent in 2025

Illinois lawmakers again push disguised ‘retirement tax’

Illinois can’t afford to miss out on 10,000 extra homes

Chicago Teachers Union radicalism is officially statewide

Illinois halts federal tax credits intended to boost business

5 ways to end Chicago’s stagnant growth

Illinois police pensions lock up local property taxes

Small lots lower Illinois housing prices, even for big homes

Illinois firefighter pensions torch local finances

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