A measure in the General Assembly would permit cosmetology and barber apprenticeships as a pathway to a license.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ‘Cut the Tape’ initiative has made real gains for housing in its second year. Still, the hardest ...

By freezing property values in a specific area, TIF districts artificially manipulate who pays the levy, leading to effective ...

A system with fewer fare evaders tends to be safer and cleaner. Upon installing the higher gates, San Francisco saw an ...

Residents are leaving every corner of Illinois for other states despite surging international migration propping up the total ...

The Illinois House of Representatives’ Labor and Commerce Committee unanimously passed HB4882, the Future of Work Act of 2026 ...

Almost half of those in a new poll named taxes one of the city top-two issues. Concern about the economy is on the rise.

Publicly funded stadium agreements can involve questionable incentives for politicians. The megaprojects bill in Illinois ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is being scrutinized in court after failing to release years of financial audits. CTU’s leaders ...

Adopting a state spending cap could help combat a mounting fiscal crisis. Illinois faces massive projected deficits, threatening the state’s ...

Claypool has called for Illinois to ban teacher strikes, noting in a LinkedIn post the detriment walkouts bring to parents ...

State unemployment insurance could withstand less than three months in an economic downturn. The taxes that support the fund ...