The statewide Illinois job market outpaced the national average. But 13 of 15 metro areas continued to have higher ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered his 2025 budget Oct. 30, including a nearly $1 billion deficit, runaway spending and ...

Argie Karafotias’ business is his American Dream come true. It survived the pandemic downturn thanks to strong community support. He was asked about the advisory question on the Nov. 5 ballot, which ...

New Illinois public school test data shows reading and math proficiency rates for third- through eighth-grade students ...

Another Illinois town voted to pass a local grocery tax. See how much grocery shoppers in your community could lose if your ...

Illinois voters on Nov. 5 will be asked whether they favor a “millionaire tax.” Here are three things to know about it: the ...

Illinois needs to spend $4.9 billion more annually to pay for pensions, but the “millionaire tax” would only raise an ...

Implementing the “millionaire” tax would give lawmakers the power to tax retirement income. Every state with a progressive ...

A push to raise Illinois’ income tax may create the most extreme business income tax rate in the nation. “Millionaire tax” ...

Some Illinois communities see regulating any mischief on Halloween as a real treat. One town fines trick-or-treaters up to $750 if they don’t know the Halloween laws. Illinois has its fair share of ...

Cosso is a Policy Intern at the Illinois Policy Institute. He actively conducts independent research on political economy topics and has previously worked in think tanks, alongside roles as a ...

The Chicago Teachers Union has spent nearly $1.3 million on campaign donations in an effort to influence what happens in the ...