Illinois housing shortage prices many out of homeownership

By LyLena Estabine

04/27/2026

Property taxes and restrictive zoning are driving the state’s housing crisis. New laws could help spur more construction.

Illinois needs Pritzker’s BUILD Plan for housing

By LyLena Estabine

04/23/2026

The state should follow others by passing reforms that would make building housing easier and cheaper.

Illinois income growth lags U.S. under Pritzker

By Ravi Mishra

04/21/2026

State residents earn more than they did in 2019 but are falling behind the rest of the country while the tax burden drives out businesses.

TAGS: JB Pritzker

4/20: How Illinois spends marijuana money

By Dylan Sharkey

04/20/2026

The state’s cannabis taxes likely tempt residents to make purchases in neighboring Missouri, which has one of the lowest rates in the country.

Chicago Public Schools will stay open May 1

By Lilly Rossi

04/17/2026

School will be in session despite the Chicago Teachers Union’s relentless efforts to push students out of school and leverage labor for political gains.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Polls are clear: Voters want donated education money

By Lilly Rossi

04/16/2026

A federal scholarship program is popular among voters in Illinois and nationwide. Gov. J.B. Pritzker should opt in so Illinois students aren’t left behind.

Pritzker could unlock $1 billion for Illinois students

By Lilly Rossi

04/14/2026

The governor should say yes to a program that would provide donated education money for Illinois families.

TAGS: JB Pritzker

Illinois property taxes up 27% under Pritzker

By LyLena Estabine

04/13/2026

The governor pins the issue on local governments, but state law and decisions contribute to the problem.

TAGS: JB Pritzker

‘Toll-Free in ’73’? Illinois tolls cost drivers $27 billion since then

By Patrick Andriesen

04/13/2026

Drivers paid nearly $27 billion in tolls from 2024 back to 1973, the year the roads were to become toll-free. Now the largest passenger toll hike in Illinois history is possible.

TAGS: Illinois Tollway

Chicago school board votes against helping thousands of Chicago students

By Lilly Rossi

04/10/2026

The Chicago Board of Education wants Gov. J.B. Pritzker to reject a federal program offering donated money to students.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, JB Pritzker

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Illinois housing shortage prices many out of homeownership

Illinois needs Pritzker’s BUILD Plan for housing

Illinois income growth lags U.S. under Pritzker

4/20: How Illinois spends marijuana money

Chicago Public Schools will stay open May 1

Polls are clear: Voters want donated education money

Pritzker could unlock $1 billion for Illinois students

Illinois property taxes up 27% under Pritzker

‘Toll-Free in ’73’? Illinois tolls cost drivers $27 billion since then

Chicago school board votes against helping thousands of Chicago students

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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