When I was 17, I was in a gang. On the first day of my senior year, I got in a confrontation with a rival gang that started ...

Illinois motorists should expect another motor fuel tax increase this summer when the gas tax jumps again. Illinoisans ...

Granny flats and basement dwellings could help with housing affordability, but Chicago’s outdated zoning rules make them ...

Illinois’ Tier 2 is a great retirement benefit for long-term state workers. But those who don’t spend their careers in ...

Illinois’ inefficient spending on its transportation needs led the state to spend more as its roads got worse. But there is a ...

The truth is, I had always had a good educational upbringing, and a good family. But the allure of the streets just got me at ...

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees’ questionable spending, as revealed in its own federal ...

Just over 5% of the average state income tax return supports economic development and public safety, while almost 28% goes to ...

A current union-negotiated contract with Illinois state government gives out-of-the-norm health benefits to government ...

Kane County voters sent a strong message by voting down a sales tax increase on April 1. They joined voters in several ...

House Bill 2827 would extensively regulate both homeschools and private schools in ways that could seriously violate ...

Other cities unleashed small-scale housing. Chicago buried it in red tape. Now it’s hurting renters, seniors and working ...