Montgomery County notified some residents they will not be facing 1,400% property tax hikes as originally planned. The ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pensions are worth an estimated $3.8 million after only four years as a teacher and one term ...

High cigarette taxes give Illinoisans a financial reason to sneak in smokes from other states. Illinois is among the 10 ...

They call it “inclusionary zoning,” but in reality the government mandate for a portion of developments to be “affordable” ...

Small Business Saturday offers a reason to be extra thankful: businesses with fewer than 20 employees have been the only ones ...

Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson said state lawmakers need to step in and help fix public pensions. Pension debt is the ...

A new Cook County state’s attorney inherits crime problems aggravated by her predecessor, Kim Foxx. Eileen O’Neill Burke ...

The American Federation of Teachers’ recent federal filing showed just 36% of the national union’s spending was on ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wanted a $300 million property tax hike for his big budget. All 50 aldermen said “no.” So then he asked for $150 million and a 35% tax on liquor. Johnson fails to admit ...

Over 1 million Illinois families will put turkey on the table this Thanksgiving with the help of federal food assistance, including more than half of the households in Pulaski and Alexander counties.