With the Illinois state legislative session ended, bills will start crossing the governor’s desk, some containing tax hikes, ...

Illinois state lawmakers’ spending plan surpasses last year’s budget by $2 billion, requiring taxpayers to pay over $800 ...

As state lawmakers finalize the 2026 budget, public sector unions are pushing for major benefit spikes for Tier 2 pensioners ...

Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is retiring after a 10-year term of monitoring public spending. The scrutiny his own ...

State leaders rely on budget gimmicks and short-term fixes and they assume speculative proposals will become law and operate ...

Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara has cut the property tax rate to 1.93% by cutting costs and spending smarter – a playbook other ...

A new Chicago ordinance will remove college degree requirements for most city jobs. The measure breaks down employment ...

As Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker positions himself as the foil to President Donald Trump, a look at his record as governor is ...

Illinois students are struggling to meet proficiency standards on state assessments. Instead of working to improve student ...

Adding sales taxes to services is limited in the U.S., with 46 states not generally taxing services. Illinois may break from ...

Illinois is the most inefficient state in the Midwest and the 14th-most inefficient in the country. That’s driven in part by ...

If Illinois state lawmakers follow the Chicago Teachers Union’s push for a 7.92% base corporate tax rate, it can severely ...