A new bill in the General Assembly would bring consumer fireworks back onto Illinois shelves for the first time in more than 75 years.
Andrew Hamilton and his consulting firm have collected more than $2 million from eight regional development authorities since 2010.
Next year, state lawmakers should explore making rockets’ red glare a legal pastime instead of a liability.
Severely underwater public safety pensions have already derailed the finances of other municipalities, such as Harvey and North Chicago.
A bill freeing government unions from representing nonmember workers has been filed multiple times in recent years. But rather than rally around it, government unions stand in the way.
The Land of Lincoln has some of the highest alcohol taxes in the Midwest. And Illinoisans preparing for Independence Day are feeling the pinch.
Decatur City’s city manager is on his way to take the same post in Bloomington, and with it a raise that will push his income above 49 of the nation’s 50 governors.
One year after a record-setting tax hike the state still can’t balance a budget, has done nothing to solve long-term fiscal problems and has further damaged its economic growth.
By Joe Kaiser Jason Spyres is one of Illinois’ brightest. This summer, he will be headed to California to attend Stanford University on a full-ride engineering scholarship. Like any student getting into a university of that caliber, it was a grind to get to this point. “I’m lucky that I got in,” Spyres said. “It’s...
As national jobs growth kept up a steady clip, Illinois saw jobs growth dip after lawmakers passed a historic tax hike.
The city has seen a 45 percent increase in its minimum wage since 2015.