Voters in 32 counties get to say whether they think the state should let public and private schoolchildren benefit from ...

Illinois’ broken budget process allocated taxpayer dollars to an art group best known for its floating exhibit on the Chicago ...

Expect a progressive tax, higher education spending and a Bears stadium to be high on the agenda for Illinois state lawmakers ...

The emptiest Chicago Public Schools building held just 3% of its capacity and cost nearly $55,000 per student.

That price increase shoots up to 49.5% when looking at the past eight years. A typical Illinois home was valued at $187,874 ...

Chicago businesses reported the lowest recorded employment score since May 2009, according to the Chicago Business Barometer.

Rock Island County required tax buyers at its Dec. 30 sale to attest they would protect homeowners’ equity as judges warn Illinois counties may be liable.

Illinois’ opaque budget process handed $12 million to NASCAR. Fast and furious is no way to treat taxpayers’ money.

Illinois’ hidden budgeting process let lawmakers hand out 2,815 grants, including $7 million to move the University of ...

Using taxpayer dollars intended to educate children, over 600 Chicago Public Schools staffers exploited lax rules to take ...