Chicagoans know new revenues won’t be used to pay for better roads, classrooms or public safety – these tax hikes won’t even fix what’s ailing the city’s bottom line.
It’s back to court for state and its unions.
Despite being the most populous state in the Midwest, Illinois has added just 13,400 payroll jobs in 2015 – fewer than any other neighboring state.
Increased sales were outweighed by richer payouts.
The Evanston Public Libray is a fantastic example of a local-government body going above and beyond to promote online transparency for residents.
Driven by a costly tax burden, Chicago’s high cost of goods and services lands the Windy City in the top 10 for the most expensive 71 cities across the world, according to a new survey by UBS.
Illinois lost 2,200 manufacturing jobs in August and is down nearly 10,000 on the year.
Today, the Chicago Committee on License and Consumer Protection voted in favor of an ordinance that would legalize food carts in the city. Now the ordinance moves to the full City Council, which will meet on Sept. 24 for a vote. Chicago is one of the only major U.S. cities that bans food carts; these...
Morton Salt will stop operations in October at its warehousing and packaging facility on Elston Avenue in Chicago.