New Years’ Day means hundreds of new laws on the books, including one allowing residents to get a digital version of their ...

Nearly 9 in 10 of the Illinois job losses announced in November resulted from businesses closing. Chicago led the state for ...

Chicago gang crime declined to its lowest level in the past two decades in 2023, but the numbers may be more about gangs ...

After getting his start in the Cabrini Green public housing development, Joel Hamernick has spent 30 years working with gangs ...

The nation’s longest-serving legislative speaker, a woman who called herself “super mayor” and a collection of other ...

Colorado lawmakers passed an act in 2012 to focus on early literacy development and the science of reading. Its fourth ...

Voters in Lemont Township are taking up the pension crisis, gerrymandering and unfunded mandates. The township voted to put ...

Chicago Transit Authority Green Line riders were the most likely to be crime victims for the 12 months ending in September.

Chicago’s public pension contributions remain lower than what actuaries say is needed to pay benefits despite a nearly ...

Illinois House Bill 5896 would require more detailed reporting of how Springfield spends taxpayer money. It improves ...

You might celebrate the holiday season by indulging in not-so-healthy habits. State lawmakers are encouragingly discouraging ...

Sales taxes up to 11.5% will greet some Cook County shoppers this holiday season. Illinois averages 8.85% in sales taxes ...