Cook County homeowners face rising property taxes. Three-fourths of that money is going to police and fire pensions instead ...

Project out of the Projects helps aspiring Chicago musicians, event producers find their way by mixing practical job skills, ...

Project out of the Projects helps aspiring Chicago musicians, event producers find their way by mixing practical job skills, ...

The Chicago City Council rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s economically harmful tax proposals, but a report offers $1 billion ...

Most Chicago City Council members and residents oppose Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget, especially his plan to tax job creation.

The analysis gave Chicago a score of 36.3 in November 2025, the second-lowest score of the two years the city has been in ...

Chicago-area drivers could end up paying $1 billion more in tolls each year as part of a deal state lawmakers admitted was ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is asking President Donald Trump to pardon him. Good luck with that.

Chicago-area transit riders deserve safe, reliable service. But the Regional Transportation Authority board might soon ask ...

Illinois’ $143.5 billion state pension debt saw a tiny dip, but meaningful reform is needed to stop threats to taxpayers and ...