Although enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program declined marginally in April, nearly 2 million ...

Residential permits across Chicago remained low in 2024, and efforts to increase housing on existing lots have been put off.

Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter said CTU needs to be more involved in other school districts. That means ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed seven bills that expand the ability of professionals to work in Illinois. Lawmakers need ...

Welfare programs are structured poorly and punish people for working to climb out of poverty. An estimated 710,000 ...

While Illinois families face one of the nation’s highest unemployment rates, the nation’s highest property taxes and the ...

The Chicago City Council will allow residential developments near public transit to build without imposing parking space ...

Legalizing additional dwelling units across Chicago would expand housing options, support families and boost affordability ...

More Illinois suburbs are ditching red-light cameras. Drivers should celebrate after the devices have issued over $1.5 ...

Illinoisans paid the highest state and local taxes for wireless cell phone services in the nation in 2024 – $136 per family ...

Illinois saw 1,782 mass layoffs in June. Two merged Chicago job search firms, Monster and CareerBuilder, is sending 390 ...

Money that could help address the teacher shortage is often the first to get cut in pursuit of keeping up with government ...