In greater Chatham, 17 building owners and businesses assisted by the nonprofit Greater Chatham Initiative, were recently ...

As residents across the state battle frigid temperatures, one lucky Illinois Lottery player figured out a way to bring home a ...

A referendum on the April 1 ballot could, at the same time, help support local schools and lower property taxes in the county ...

Ah, Illinois—where the property taxes are high, the potholes are deep, and the solutions are... creative? In an effort to ...

Illinoisans pay the second-highest gas taxes in the nation at more than $0.84 per gallon. Only California charges its drivers ...

Before lawmakers consider raising taxes for transit, a trust deficit must be addressed to ensure that funding is used effectively and efficiently to achieve clear public benefits.

Chicago’s city council has tabled consideration of an $830 million bond issue favored by the mayor. Mayor Brandon Johnson wanted the bond money for infrastructure projects, even though the additional ...

Cities aren’t just facing rising costs – they’re also losing revenues. In many U.S. cities, retail and commercial office economies are declining. Developers have overbuilt commercial properties, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal doesn’t raise taxes and zeroes out a costly program providing healthcare to ...

Crain's residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin talks with host Amy Guth about news from the local housing market, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed growing spending by about $2 billion without new income or service ...

In his budget and State of the State Address, Gov. J.B. Pritzker invoked the rise of Nazi German in criticizing the Trump ...