Not all of the nearly 3,100 bills introduced this year in Springfield aim at top voter concerns. Along with pensions, taxes ...

Louisiana v. Callais prohibits using race to draw districts. That would make the proposed amendment unconstitutional.

Illinois’ new school rating system. Labels on the familiar state report card are poised to change. Illinois plans to revamp ...

If state House Democrats were serious about protecting our votes, they would require competitive elections and remove ...

The governor has presided over $77 billion in increases while Illinois’ economic growth lags. Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants more ...

Property taxes and restrictive zoning are driving the state’s housing crisis. New laws could help spur more construction.

Despite a projected sharp decline in high school graduates, Illinois lawmakers are considering jacking up university funding ...

A net of nearly 56,000 people and $6 billion in income left the state in 2023, according to IRS data. Illinoisans who leave ...

Combined state and federal taxes would take more than 50% of the top-end income for 22,000 Illinois small businesses.

State residents earn more than they did in 2019 but are falling behind the rest of the country while the tax burden drives ...

The state’s cannabis taxes likely tempt residents to make purchases in neighboring Missouri, which has one of the lowest ...

High-income earners left Illinois at twice the rate of other residents in 2023, according to IRS data. People in all income ...