The Chicago City Council rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s economically harmful tax proposals, but a report offers $1 billion ...

Most Chicago City Council members and residents oppose Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget, especially his plan to tax job creation.

The analysis gave Chicago a score of 36.3 in November 2025, the second-lowest score of the two years the city has been in ...

Chicago-area drivers could end up paying $1 billion more in tolls each year as part of a deal state lawmakers admitted was ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is asking President Donald Trump to pardon him. Good luck with that.

Chicago-area transit riders deserve safe, reliable service. But the Regional Transportation Authority board might soon ask ...

Illinois’ $143.5 billion state pension debt saw a tiny dip, but meaningful reform is needed to stop threats to taxpayers and ...

Illinois’ saw 1,192 mass layoffs in November. Norvax and CVS Health/Oak Street accounted for most of the job losses announced ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is grumbling about a proposed garbage fee hike. Yet union President Stacy Davis Gates has repeatedly failed to pay her own trash bill. The Chicago Teachers Union has loudly ...