The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees’ questionable spending, as revealed in its own federal ...

Kane County voters sent a strong message by voting down a sales tax increase on April 1. They joined voters in several ...

Just over 5% of the average state income tax return supports economic development and public safety, while almost 28% goes to ...

A current union-negotiated contract with Illinois state government gives out-of-the-norm health benefits to government ...

Other cities unleashed small-scale housing. Chicago buried it in red tape. Now it’s hurting renters, seniors and working ...

Our decision to homeschool was really birthed out of necessity. My oldest was struggling in the public school system. He has ...

House Bill 2827 would extensively regulate both homeschools and private schools in ways that could seriously violate ...

The average Chicago Public Schools teacher will see their salary increase to more than $114,000 by the 2027-2028 school year.

Illinois state lawmakers are trying to ban landlords from using credit histories to judge potential tenants. Doing so could ...

House Bill 1813 would prevent municipalities from prohibiting the construction of accessory dwelling units such as granny ...

Homeschool co-ops in Illinois would face several new rules meant for larger schools, according to the Illinois State Board of ...

Of the 947 Illinois mass layoffs, 618 hit Chicago after six companies cut workers. The closure of security services provider ...