The number of homicides in Chicago fell to a more than 10-year low in the most recent recording year. The city saw 440 ...

Illinois lawmakers got many amendments at the end of the legislative session. In the last nine days of the just-concluded ...

State leaders can take the lead of businesses and residents and work to lessen the burden of corruption and high taxes.

Illinois ranks near the bottom of the country in a report on state government financial transparency. The state was 46 th in ...

Chicago is one of only two major cities — the other one is Fort Worth, Texas — without any term limits on its mayor or city ...

Chicago’s July 1 minimum wage increase is a reminder that while such moves are meant to help those most in need, they can ...

Nearly 1-in-4 students were chronically absent in 2023 at New Trier High School. That dropped by 65% after reforms were ...

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