Palatine plans property tax hike as officials ponder other taxes, service cuts
Palatine plans property tax hike as officials ponder other taxes, service cuts
The village and school district will likely raise their property tax levies.
Southern Illinois University chancellor urges administrative spending cuts
Southern Illinois University chancellor urges administrative spending cuts
Despite objections from faculty, one university chancellor is pressing for a campus restructuring that includes curbing the tuition-heightening costs of administrative bloat.
Fare hikes on the way for Chicago train, bus passengers
Fare hikes on the way for Chicago train, bus passengers
The Chicago Transit Authority’s latest budget proposal includes 25-cent fare hikes.
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Small Business Saturday: Illinois’ business climate is unkind to the little guy
Small Business Saturday: Illinois’ business climate is unkind to the little guy
A high cost of doing business and little reason to hope for reform can be enough for Illinois’ small businesses to look elsewhere for success.
Small businesses are Illinois’ lifeblood, but they’re treated like dirt
Small businesses are Illinois’ lifeblood, but they’re treated like dirt
The uncomfortable truth is that no matter how many hands they shake, most General Assembly members aren’t really friendly to small businesses.
More needless referendums to crowd Chicago ballot in 2018
More needless referendums to crowd Chicago ballot in 2018
Chicago City Council continues its tradition of putting popular but toothless measures on the ballot to protect incumbent power and block real reform.
Typical Chicago homeowner will face $174 more in taxes in 2018
Typical Chicago homeowner will face $174 more in taxes in 2018
Increases in several taxes mean a higher tax bill for taxpayers.
Give thanks for Englewood’s chess champions
Give thanks for Englewood’s chess champions
One South Side success story is fighting for its future.
This Thanksgiving, nearly 1M Illinois households forced to rely on food stamps
This Thanksgiving, nearly 1M Illinois households forced to rely on food stamps
The failure of lawmakers to enact policies that spark growth will render millions of Illinoisans dependent on assistance for meals this holiday season.
Badmouthing Illinois
Badmouthing Illinois
Despite 3,400 new jobs in October, Illinois’ labor market is nothing to celebrate
Despite 3,400 new jobs in October, Illinois’ labor market is nothing to celebrate
A positive jobs report for October does little to buck discouraging long-term trends in Illinois.
Airlines hit with class-action lawsuits under biometric privacy law
Airlines hit with class-action lawsuits under biometric privacy law
American Airlines and United Airlines have become the latest Illinois employers to be sued for allegedly violating Illinois’ biometric privacy law through the use of fingerprint-operated time clocks.