J.B. Pritzker wants a third term as Illinois governor, but based on his history of boosting taxes and creating spending ...

Illinois students are not learning, but instead of boosting the quality of education state leaders are trying to lower ...

The average retired career state employee in Illinois was paid $93,558 in pension benefits last year. That’s $24,538 more ...

Government unions already hold tremendous power over taxpayers in Illinois. Three bills heading to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk ...

For most bills filed in Springfield, taxpayers will have to guess at how much more will be demanded of them. Illinois General ...

Illinois General Assembly members raced the clock to pass legislation. Of the 416 bills sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk ...

Charter school contracts can be renewed for up to 10 years, but the Chicago Teachers Union has been pressuring for as few as ...

Illinois General Assembly this session, but only a small fraction passed both houses. Of those, 86% were introduced by ...

Lawmakers quietly added a fund intended to comply with federal rules about pensions for newer state workers. If it works, ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker had the power to strike $237 million in pork-barrel projects that benefit only Democratic lawmakers’ ...

Illinois is No. 1 in the nation for property taxes, an uncomfortable reality for Rantoul homeowner Yohna Hornbuckle. His ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison but his allies now run the Illinois House ...