Illinois lawmakers’ late-night budget sets a new spending record financed by more tax hikes on the final day of legislative ...

Lawmakers plan to stop the automatic gas tax increase for six months but plan to use an unexpected $150 million in sales tax ...

Renewing the state pension buyout for two years means flexibility for retirees and savings for the state. Lawmakers in ...

Actuaries say Illinois needs to put in $17 billion a year to fix the plans, but the 2027 plan calls for far less.

The proposed Illinois budget gives money to NASCAR and PGA as lawmakers weigh a Bears stadium tax break, putting taxpayers on ...

The state again had the highest residential property tax rate in the U.S. in 2024, tied with New Jersey. Illinois remains at ...

A tragedy in October 2022 prompted Williams to devote himself to community restoration. He was delivering food for his business in Carbondale, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from ...

They are signaling a willingness to raise taxes as the May 31 deadline quickly approaches. Even though Illinois lawmakers ...

Many school districts cover teachers’ required pension contribution of 9% of their salary — putting that burden on taxpayers.

Under the measure, aspiring barbers, cosmetologists and others would have a path to a license that doesn’t require expensive ...

Educators defeat Chicago Teachers Union’s proposed dues hike. The union wanted to raise dues as much as $800 a year to pay ...

Research shows that chronic absenteeism leads to lower metrics such as reading and graduation rates. U.S. Department of ...