A new bill would repeal an outdated Illinois business tax. The franchise tax is tough to calculate, most businesses don’t owe it and it generates little revenue in a state that already hits businesses ...

Pension experts projected state lawmakers’ plans to drastically expand benefits for newer employees would add $60 billion to ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson asked to borrow $830 million one day after the city’s credit rating dipping to near-junk status. He ...

Illinois and other states with sanctuary cities saw large influxes of international migrants in recent years. But historical ...

Illinoisans pay the second-highest gas taxes in the nation at more than $0.84 per gallon. Only California charges its drivers ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker invoked a fairy tale about magic beans and a giant during his annual state of the state and ...

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans, with around half in Cook County, relied on federal food assistance in October 2024, marking a ...

Rockford recently made headlines as the nation’s hottest housing market, but the real story is low supply is driving up ...