Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is a national outlier in the power he has compared to mayors in other big cities.

About 17% of Chicagoans lived below the poverty line in 2024, with more than a third of them surviving on less than $21 a day.

A measure in Springfield would expand permission to build accessory dwelling units to every municipality in the state.

Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prohibit Illinois students from receiving private funds for tutoring and ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $56 billion budget proposal for 2027 relies in more than $700 million in new revenue. Gov. J.B. Pritzker ...

The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of school choice tax credits. Yet Illinois continues to lag the nation with no form of school choice.

Illinois ended 2025 with nearly 302,000 people unemployed. Job openings are down by 100,000 since September 2025. Illinois lost a net 1,700 jobs in 2025 while the United States as a whole added ...