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 started Oct. 13 for his role in a bribery ...

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

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

The Chicago Teachers Union has been paying for audits, but it hasn’t released those “annual” audits in over five years.

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

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

If Chicago’s pension systems become insolvent, the city will have to reduce benefits or make serious cuts to city services. The only way out is constitutional reform.

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