11 reasons Illinoisans can be thankful this year

By Lilly Rossi

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, Illinoisans should give thanks for Illinois’ heritage, opportunities, wins against new taxes and educational freedom.

Federal aid feeds over 1M Illinois families this Thanksgiving

By Patrick Andriesen

11/27/2025

Over 1 million Illinois families will put turkey on the table this Thanksgiving with the help of federal food assistance.

Final Thanksgiving with statewide grocery tax, but your town?

By Dylan Sharkey

11/27/2025

Illinois families are preparing their final Thanksgiving dinner with the state’s 1% grocery tax. But will your municipality bring the tax back starting Jan. 1?

Illinois House speaker gets $40M sports complex for alma mater

By Lauren Zuar

11/26/2025

Backroom deals produced lots of pork in the state budget, including a $40-million sports complex at the Illinois House speaker’s alma mater.

TAGS: budget, taxes

Small businesses create virtually all new Illinois jobs

By Bryce Hill

11/26/2025

Small Business Saturday gives Illinoisans another reason to be thankful: these businesses have been the sole job creators since 2020.

Here’s why buying an Illinois home can be hard

By LyLena Estabine, Jon Josko

11/25/2025

Illinois home prices have jumped nearly 50% since 2018 while available housing hasn’t recovered since the pandemic, creating a housing shortage.

Blacker Friday: Illinois shoppers face sales tax hit

By Jerry Barmore

11/25/2025

Holiday shoppers are eager to spend this year. Illinois is overly eager to tax them.

Illinois students could boost ACT scores with scholarships

By Lilly Rossi

11/25/2025

Federal scholarships could give low-income students access to ACT tutors and study materials to help them improve on the college exam.

TAGS: Federal Scholarship Tax Credit

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.

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11 reasons Illinoisans can be thankful this year

Federal aid feeds over 1M Illinois families this Thanksgiving

Final Thanksgiving with statewide grocery tax, but your town?

Illinois House speaker gets $40M sports complex for alma mater

Small businesses create virtually all new Illinois jobs

Here’s why buying an Illinois home can be hard

Blacker Friday: Illinois shoppers face sales tax hit

Illinois students could boost ACT scores with scholarships

Record Illinois Thanksgiving traffic paying record gas taxes

1-in-4 Illinois students absent in 2025

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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