A new bill in Springfield would require the Chicago Bears and other teams to have a few winning seasons before they can ...

Legislation in the Illinois House would empower inspectors general, restrict lobbying by elected leaders, add protections ...

Latasha Fields is a mom of four and homeschool advocate on the South Side of Chicago. She founded a homeschool co-op and a ...

Chicagoland’s population has been boosted by international migrants in recent years. But 347,000 residents left for other ...

While Illinois’ total population grew slightly last year, many areas of the state experienced population decline. People ...

Without careful evaluation of whether Illinois’ pensions for newer employees are running afoul of federal rules or what the ...

Illinois companies announced 1,666 mass layoffs in February, with more than 4-in-5 impacting workers in Cook County.

Liquor regulations written at the end of Prohibition are strangling Illinois’ craft distillers. A new bill is trying to ...

Illinois families will pay the highest combined state and local tax burden in the nation this year on the median U.S. income.

Illinois schools would be required to share curriculum materials with parents under a pair of bills in Springfield. State Rep ...

Illinois is dead last of the 50 states in its ability to handle a financial crisis. It couldn’t last a month. The rainy-day ...

Illinois has some of the highest property taxes in the country. Chapter 9 would allow local governments to address the root ...