Illinois prisons held 150 percent of their maximum capacity in 2014, the highest rate of crowding of any prison system in the country, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
“On the day I graduated nursing school – I might get a little teary-eyed – but I will never forget coming home from the school and calling my mom and telling her I passed the final. I’m done. I’m actually going to be able to buy my kids a home. I’m actually going to be...
Gov. Bruce Rauner calls on Illinois lawmakers to save costs for the state by enacting collective-bargaining reforms for its government-worker unions.
At the Illinois Justice Forum, experts discussed reforms to reduce the cost of Illinois’ criminal-justice system and improve public safety.
Newly released IRS data show Illinois lost on net over 81,000 taxpayers and their dependents, and $4.1 billion of annual taxable income to other states in 2013.
Newly released IRS data show Illinois lost on net over 81,000 taxpayers and their dependents, and $4.1 billion of annual taxable income to other states in 2013.
Manufacturing workers continue to receive pink slips in Illinois.
Food-truck owners ticketed for operating on business streets worry that Chicago may be attempting to shut them down.
Downtown appeal and state-issued tax credits mask a discouraging jobs climate statewide.
“We’re responsible for over 23 families here at Selvaggio Steel. And they count on my brother and I walking into work and being able to make a profit on the work that we do so that they also have opportunities to have jobs.” Mark Selvaggio Selvaggio Steel
There was a boy in this neighborhood who wanted my son to join a gang. Our family doesn’t join gangs. But one day the school called and said my son wasn’t in school so I went driving to look for him. I saw him at the park with that boy and he said, “[Your son’s]...
CPS leaders have brought the teachers’ pension fund to the brink of insolvency. Now they’re counting on taxpayers to clean up the mess.