Chicago Transit Authority violent crime hit its second-highest level since 2015, while the arrest rate dropped. CTA crime is ...

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund reported a 95.8% funded ratio for 2024. Other Illinois plans would benefit from ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s 7.5-year federal prison sentence starts Oct. 13 for his role in a bribery ...

As veto session begins and power goes back to the Democratic majority state legislature, the consequences of a single-party ...

Chicago’s 2025 budget needed $345 million in fines, forfeitures and penalties. It was $99 million 30 years ago. What will the ...

Illinois can take credit for plenty of Starbucks’ pumpkin spice lattes. The state produces enough pumpkins to make nearly 8 ...

If Chicago’s pension systems become insolvent, the city will have to reduce benefits or make serious cuts to city services.

Illinois taxpayers in 2024 owed an average of $38,800 each, ranking No. 3 in the U.S. Illinois earned an “F” for fiscal ...

Illinois’ economy bounces back after early 2025 slump. Long-term growth is threatened by taxation, regulation and barriers to ...

Rockford youths often faced a hopeless future, but a program is helping them find a trade as they rebuild their community. It ...

The Chicago Teachers Union’s attacks on charter schools are to blame for the upcoming closure of the Chicago High School for ...

At least three Illinois teachers unions threatened to strike at the start of this school year. Keeping students out of class ...