Converting empty office space into housing won’t solve Chicago’s housing shortage overnight, but it can make a meaningful ...

Prices for DoorDash, Uber, Ticketmaster and Illinois tolls might go up now to cover $1.5 billion for Illinois transit ...

Chicago Transit Authority ridership is still below pre-pandemic levels. Crime and a budget shortfall make matters worse, but ...

Chicago Transit Authority violent crime hit its second-highest level since 2015, while the arrest rate dropped. CTA crime is ...

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund reported a 95.8% funded ratio for 2024. Other Illinois plans would benefit from ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s 7.5-year federal prison sentence started Oct. 13 for his role in a bribery ...

Chicago’s 2025 budget needed $345 million in fines, forfeitures and penalties. It was $99 million 30 years ago. What will the ...

As veto session begins and power goes back to the Democratic majority state legislature, the consequences of a single-party ...

Chicago’s financial health remains in critical condition, with a baseline corporate fund deficit of $1.15 billion projected for fiscal year 2026 – continuing over two decades of projected budget ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s 7.5-year federal prison sentence starts Oct. 13 for his role in a bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison, Illinois’ largest utility. Former ...

The Chicago Teachers Union has been paying for audits, but it hasn’t released those “annual” audits in over five years.

Illinois can take credit for plenty of Starbucks’ pumpkin spice lattes. The state produces enough pumpkins to make nearly 8 ...