Illinois’ comeback story starts here.

Vincent Mazzaferro

Vincent Mazzaferro

“$20,000 annually in property taxes is what you pay for on a mansion. This is not a mansion.”

Chicago teachers who don’t want to strike have options

Chicago teachers who don’t want to strike have options

Chicago Public Schools teachers face a tough decision in the coming days: While the district is set to reopen K-8 schools for the first time since March 2020, the Chicago Teachers Union is calling for teachers to take collective action and refuse to return to classrooms. Whether refusing to work in person would constitute an...

By Mailee Smith

Illinois lawmakers hand Pritzker another tax loss, pass Chicago pension hike

Illinois lawmakers hand Pritzker another tax loss, pass Chicago pension hike

Lame duck session was busy even when House Democrats weren’t focused on replacing Mike Madigan as speaker. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s small business tax hike died as 23 bills were passed, including one making Chicago’s pension woes worse.

Timothy Carroll

Timothy Carroll

“I went to appeal my property taxes and won. But that same year they increased the levy amount, so my taxes still went up."