Chicago’s violent crime hit the second-highest level in the past five years. Aggravated assaults increased the most during ...

Chicago faces financial meltdowns on three fronts: the city budget, Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Transit Authority. The CTA faces a $577 million deficit, but it can be fixed.

How Illinoisans use their credit or debit cards could change depending on the result of a lawsuit over certain fees impacted by a new state law. Illinois shoppers may be the only ones in the nation ...

The Chicago Teachers Union spent $1.74 million on its endorsed school board candidates. But most of them were defeated, ...

Illinois is at risk of getting in costly trouble with the federal government over its Tier 2 public employee retirement ...

Pekin and Normal have joined the list of local governments passing ordinances to replace the 1% statewide grocery tax when it ...

The Chicago Teachers Union has funneled nearly $1.6 to lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly. See if your lawmakers ...

Voters have chosen the first 10 members of their elected Chicago Public Schools board. Amid a chaotic fall, here are answers ...

Palos Park residents have a chance to save 1% on groceries starting in 2026, but the City Council is considering taking that ...

My name is Martin Sahagun. I’m the CEO of Sahagun Siles Partners. I have a bachelor’s degree in architecture and a master’s ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson broke a campaign promise by proposing a $300 million property tax increase to fund his $17.3 billion ...

Red-light cameras on the city’s South Side issued the most tickets per intersection between October 2023 and September 2024, ...