Sept. 18 marks Illinois’ first anniversary of being the first state to end cash bail. The predicted disaster was averted.

Oregon made statewide changes in its zoning policies to help keep housing prices affordable. Many states have followed its ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed over 275 bills into law recently. Here is what you need to know about changes to taxes, ...

Illinois has made it easier to register to vote, but finding your in-person voting place before Election Day can be a ...

The Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024 becomes the first nationwide school choice bill to pass out of committee in U ...

Chicago voters will pick from 31 candidates for 10 school board seats. The Chicago Teachers Union is trying to expand its ...

Starting in 2026, you won’t be buying any compact fluorescent light bulbs to replace that burned out one in Illinois. Tubes go away in 2027. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is banning the same light bulbs Illinois ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently approved two laws intended to spur change in the way property taxes work in Illinois. They are ...

The Chicago Teachers Union’s internal rules require it to release an audit to members each year. It hasn’t done so since Sept ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently OK’d four new laws that would expand the ability for professionals to practice in Illinois. While ...

Illinois’ combined state and average local sales tax is the seventh highest in the nation. It is the highest among the most ...

Shenita Muse leads the Hope Center Foundation, which is leading an effort to fix Chicago’s gridlocked housing market in some ...