Illinois lawmakers diverted at least $74 million in one-time pandemic relief funds to select social programs and nonprofits.

Higher tax revenue paints a better picture for Illinois’ budget, but increases have been driven by strong national economy, rather than local policy.

Spending proposal features $1 billion in updated revenue assumptions, $589 million in tax and fee hikes and $139 million in fund sweeps.

Illinois is on pace to lose a seat in Congress based on new census data. International immigration and interstate migration ...

A new bill would give some police and firefighters flexibility with their retirement. State Sen. Robert Martwick, D-Chicago, ...

Illinois lawmakers claim the state saved nearly $500 million in fiscal year 2026, but most “savings” are either from federal ...

Roughly half of Illinois residents say they would leave the state if they could. That warning should be a wake-up call to state and local leaders.

Illinois must cut its error rate nearly in half to avoid penalties. Illinois’ high error rate administering food stamp benefits could cost the state over $700 million, according to a new report from ...

Just 13.1% of workers in Illinois were union members in 2025. Thousands of government workers have rejected union membership.

The union's extraordinary power in Chicago is propped up by actions in Springfield. The Chicago Teachers Union is widely ...

State lawmakers voted to hike road tolls in 2027, even though the state has billions in the road fund it’s not using. Some ...

Amazon laid off 1,545 Illinois employees. That was most of 2,000 total layoffs across the state in January. Illinois started 2026 with over 2,000 mass layoffs in January, driven by Amazon closing over ...