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.

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.

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.

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

At least 49 tax hikes under Gov. J.B. Pritzker have driven state spending to record highs, even as Illinois’ economic growth ...

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

Whether your vice is drinking, tobacco, cannabis or gambling, Illinois is enjoying $3.47 billion from taxing it.