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 ...

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.

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

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

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

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

The Illinois General Assembly failed to pass a full budget for fiscal year 2016 and only passed a stopgap budget for fiscal year 2017. State politicians have done nothing to stop Illinois’ unpaid ...

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