Adding sales taxes to services is limited in the U.S., with 46 states not generally taxing services. Illinois may break from ...

As Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker positions himself as the foil to President Donald Trump, a look at his record as governor is telling. What it is telling is not good.

Outcomes for Illinoisans have dropped since Gov. J.B. Pritzker took office. The nation’s Democrats need to see where he’s ...

Illinois state lawmakers must be super speed readers, because who would vote on something they hadn’t read? They were given ...

Illinois is the most inefficient state in the Midwest and the 14th-most inefficient in the country. That’s driven in part by ...

Despite Illinois law setting clear budget rules, lawmakers routinely fast-track last-minute, backroom deals, keeping voters ...

Illinois lawmakers could still pass expensive changes to newer state worker pensions using a “gut and replace” maneuver. The ...

In the April 2024 municipal elections, Kane County leaders proposed a $51 million retail tax hike. A grassroots citizens ...

A lawsuit challenging the Chicago Teachers Union’s failure to release mandated financial audits to its members survived CTU’s ...

Stacy Davis Gates and her slate of progressive Chicago Teachers Union leaders won reelection on May 16. Illinoisans can ...

A federal bill is cause for hope for 15,000 low-income Illinois students who lost their private school scholarships in 2023.

A bill like this also meets a huge need economically. I have taught so many African-American women who were able to take this ...