New campaign data from the Illinois State Board of Elections shows how local mayors and their donors paid for school board races
A list of the top 20 state employees who had the highest salaries in 2014, according to the State Journal-Register
Just in case you haven't heard enough lately about the 2016 presidential candidates.
Now that sweet corn is the official state vegetable, it joins this list of the other official state symbols.
RTA celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Tobacco use, including smoking, chewing tobacco and using electronic cigarettes or vaporizers, is prohibited on all Village properties.
“Not since 2002 has a Republican governor had a direct say in the give-and-take of creating a state spending plan.”
The RTA Trip Planner offers a way to plan routes to July 17 weekend festivities.
Less money will be needed to pay off the library’s debt over the next five years.
“Does it end like Detroit? Or Greece? Or just ashes? Ashes.”
Longtime former supervisor praised as fiscally conscious collaborator
What’s in Gov. Bruce Rauner’s new Illinois pension reform bill?
Gov. Rauner has planted a flag on behalf of a beleaguered state. It reads: “No longer.” What will happen next? John Tillman comments.
Sometimes it takes pain to bring about change.
Village could get six percent of sales from medical cannabis. Vote could come in July.
Even Netflix and Spotify aren’t safe from the impending flood
The longer Illinois goes without a budget, the murkier things look for state employees.
“As Hinz pointed out, ‘reasonable’ people could get this all figured out in a couple of hours. In Illinois, it might take all summer.”
Did the Supreme Court save the livelihoods of wedding workers?
Even though politicians have been fighting about the state budget for weeks, everyday Illinoisans end up bearing the brunt of the shutdown.
Oak Park dispensary owner Brad Zerman is working on finding a solution to this problem in Illinois.
Here's why you should be skeptical of the rhetoric being used by both House Speaker Mike Madigan and Gov. Bruce Rauner in the budget feud.
Many health care providers, including 12 in Northern Illinois, were arrested in a $712 million fraud and kickback scheme.
Seems like they’re getting along… not.
Electronic items are prohibited.
From divorce and will requirements to school prayer, here are 10 laws to know.
Kirk's 2016 election opponent, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, quickly capitalized on the opportunity to use it as a fundraising tool.
The majority of the state's largest cities shrank in population from 2013 to 2014, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Until political pressure began to mount, Chicago’s mayor ignored a community group upset about noise from airport runway expansion.
You saw salaries for some of Rauner’s top officials, now here's the pay for Speaker Madigan and Senate President Cullerton's top staffers.
Big names, reputations and salaries on Gov. Bruce Rauner's "superstar" team.
The town hall meeting will be at the Oak Park Public Library on June 9.
UIC report compares federal public corruption convictions in Illinois and Chicago to other states.
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A list of actions Gov. Bruce Rauner is prepared to take if there’s no budget compromise by July 1.
Hastert's multiple sources of income could explain how the former U.S. House Speaker planned to pay the large sum of cash.
See vote totals from the Illinois House and Senate as well as information on each budget bill.
Truth in Accounting prepares citizens for the 2014 Actuarial Valuation Report on Chicago firefighter pensions.
An update on tax bills that have been introduced in the 99th General Assembly.
Comparing Illinois’ Taxpayer Burden and outbound migration in 2014 to our neighbor states.