Small Business Saturday offers a reason to be extra thankful: businesses with fewer than 20 employees have been the only ones ...

They call it “inclusionary zoning,” but in reality the government mandate for a portion of developments to be “affordable” ...

A new Cook County state’s attorney inherits crime problems aggravated by her predecessor, Kim Foxx. Eileen O’Neill Burke ...

The American Federation of Teachers’ recent federal filing showed just 36% of the national union’s spending was on ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing to expand the 20 “sustainable community schools” in the district. But the model doesn’t ...

Over 1 million Illinois families will put turkey on the table this Thanksgiving with the help of federal food assistance, ...

The Illinois Education Association is the largest statewide teachers union in Illinois. But less than 15% of its in spending ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wanted a $300 million property tax hike for his big budget. All 50 aldermen said “no.” So then he asked for $150 million and a 35% tax on liquor. Johnson fails to admit ...

Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson said state lawmakers need to step in and help fix public pensions. Pension debt is the biggest driver of Illinois’ property taxes, which are the second-highest in ...

Chicago slashes 2,103 public safety jobs as it adds 184 administrators Chicago’s 2025 budget has a nearly $1 billion hole. Mayor Brandon Johnson has only proposed tax hikes. But when personnel ...

Nearly half of the Illinois job losses in October resulted from True Value Co. declaring bankruptcy. Chicago led the state for jobs lost. Illinois companies announced 1,790 mass layoffs in October ...