Just in time for Independence Day travel, drivers will face Illinois’ latest gasoline tax hike. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has added 29 cents per gallon since 2019 – costing the average driver $143 more per ...

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

Rich Witzel is a legal research intern. He is a rising junior at Georgetown University, where he is a member of the men’s rowing team and pursuing a degree in foreign service, focusing on global ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...