Illinois state lawmakers’ spending plans came in $410 million higher than what Gov. J.B. Pritzker originally proposed.

This episode of The Policy Shop is by staff writer Patrick Andriesen and data scientist Jon Josko. Two recent measures of Chicago crime yielded a disturbing theme: Crimes are getting more violent; ...

Recent NBC News analysis found 87% of children were enrolled in public school in 2022, compared to 90.7% in 2012. That trend ...

Illinois has limited charter school options or open enrollment policies. Lawmakers should expand public school choice options ...

The typical racing fan will pay an extra $22 for general admission to Chicago’s NASCAR “Street Race Weekend” thanks to the ...

Illinois grew jobs in eight of its 13 metropolitan areas during April, but the Chicago area’s sluggish growth and a ...

Black workers in Illinois face a tougher job market than peers nationally. Hispanic men, Asians face lower unemployment rates ...

Assaults were up 6.7% for the 12 months ending in April as confrontations became more violent. Black Chicagoans were more ...

Whether college protest encampments or political convention agitators, Chicago needs a way to penalize the few who disrupt ...

AAA’s travel forecast estimates 43.8 million people will hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, nearly matching the 2005 ...

State leaders issued a report touting Illinois’ abandonment of representational government in favor of executive fiat during ...

Illinois’ unemployment rate for April was near the highest in the U.S. Its recovery lags the nation by nearly a full ...