How much did Illinois take from your town’s income taxes?

By Patrick Andriesen

12/22/2025

Illinois local governments lost out on over $10.9 billion in income tax revenue since fiscal year 2012. Here’s what your city or county lost.

Illinois Supreme Court asked to hear constitutional challenge case

12/22/2025

The Illinois Supreme Court has been asked to hear a lawsuit challenging where citizens can file constitutional challenges to state laws.

National Education Association spends on politics over teachers

By Mailee Smith

12/22/2025

Just 10 cents of every dollar the National Education Association spent in 2025 was on representing teachers. Politics and contributions took nearly four times that amount.

TAGS: IEA-NEA: Illinois Education Association

Lawmaker gifts this holiday season? Illinois has rules.

By Lilly Rossi

12/22/2025

There are limits on gift giving to Illinois state lawmakers, but there are exceptions. Here’s where the state draws the line between generosity and graft.

Chicago adopts $16.6B budget, adds $535M in taxes

By Ravi Mishra

12/20/2025

Chicago aldermen for the first time pushed through their own budget, rejecting the mayor’s effort to impose a job-killing head tax. There are other taxes.

TAGS: Chicago, taxes

Illinois Education Association spends little on teachers

By Mailee Smith

12/19/2025

Just 17% of the union’s spending in 2025 was on representing teachers. But it spent a record-breaking amount on politics and paid many staffers over $100K.

TAGS: IEA-NEA: Illinois Education Association

Property taxes rob ‘Home Alone’ house of nearly $52,000

By Patrick Andriesen

12/19/2025

The owners of Kevin McCallister’s house from the “Home Alone” movie will pay nearly $52,000 in property taxes this year.

IFT vows to fight funding to help public school kids

By Mailee Smith

12/18/2025

The Illinois Federation of Teachers told members it will “stay vigilant” to keep privately-donated money out of students’ pockets. Illinois kids need the help.

TAGS: IFT: Illinois Federation of Teachers

Gassing up in Illinois pricey during record holiday travel

By Jerry Barmore

12/18/2025

AAA estimates 5.7 million Illinoisans will travel this holiday season. Most will be driving, forced to pay the nation’s No. 2 gas taxes.

TAGS: gas tax

Illinois job growth less than half of Midwest’s in past year

By Josh Bandoch, Jon Josko

12/17/2025

 The information sector remains a bright spot in an otherwise challenging Illinois job market, but unemployment has pulled even with the national rate.

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How much did Illinois take from your town’s income taxes?

Illinois Supreme Court asked to hear constitutional challenge case

National Education Association spends on politics over teachers

Lawmaker gifts this holiday season? Illinois has rules.

Chicago adopts $16.6B budget, adds $535M in taxes

Illinois Education Association spends little on teachers

Property taxes rob ‘Home Alone’ house of nearly $52,000

IFT vows to fight funding to help public school kids

Gassing up in Illinois pricey during record holiday travel

Illinois job growth less than half of Midwest’s in past year

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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