Lawmakers pass a bill to end the ban on large nuclear plants but include plans on expanding state control over energy.

A bill that would increase Tier 2 pension benefits was passed out of Illinois House Executive Committee on Oct 30.

If the federal government shutdown continues, millions of Illinoisans could lose access to critical food aid after Nov. 1.

Illinois lawmakers passed a new plan to keep Chicago-area public transit running. The plan hikes sales taxes in the Chicago ...

Illinois companies announced 1,722 mass layoffs in September, with restructuring at Capital One leading to the single largest ...

State lawmakers are rushing a first-in-the-world wealth tax on billionaires. They also want taxes on streaming services such ...

Chicago Public Schools students struggle in reading and math as just 2-in-5 read at grade level and about 1-in-4 do math ...

Newly released data from state assessments show just half of Illinois public school students could read at grade level and ...

Illinois’ latest tax scheme, a 4.95% “wealth tax” on unrealized gains for billionaires, risks violating the state ...

Diana Graham has served as the president of the Lotus Neighbors for Action block club in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood for ...

Similarly, the CTU Board of Trustees is to “procure each year, a reliable and adequate audit of the finances of the Union for ...

Harvey became the second city in 35 years to ask the state to step in under Illinois’ Financially Distressed City Law. It won ...