Pekin and Normal have joined the list of local governments passing ordinances to replace the 1% statewide grocery tax when it ...

The Chicago Teachers Union spent $1.74 million on its endorsed school board candidates. But most of them were defeated, ...

Illinois is at risk of getting in costly trouble with the federal government over its Tier 2 public employee retirement ...

By 1980, financial mismanagement led Chicago Public Schools to lose its ability to borrow money, to miss multiple payrolls ...

The Chicago Teachers Union has funneled nearly $1.6 to lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly. See if your lawmakers ...

My name is Martin Sahagun. I’m the CEO of Sahagun Siles Partners. I have a bachelor’s degree in architecture and a master’s ...

Voters have chosen the first 10 members of their elected Chicago Public Schools board. Amid a chaotic fall, here are answers ...

Chicago Teachers Union allies were losing most Chicago School Board elections. CTU spent more than $1 million on its ...

Palos Park residents have a chance to save 1% on groceries starting in 2026, but the City Council is considering taking that ...

Barrington Township became the first local government in Illinois to back changing the Illinois Constitution so public ...

The “millionaire tax” was being OK’d by Illinois voters, with 62.4% voting “yes” on the advisory question about raising taxes on residents earning over $1 million a year to fund property tax relief.

Mayor Brandon Johnson broke a campaign promise by proposing a $300 million property tax increase to fund his $17.3 billion ...