Good morning, Chicago. The Chicago Tribune’s 2024 Top Workplaces report is out. Nearly 160 companies made this year’s list, including a leading local pizza chain, a well-known electronics retailer and ...

CITY HALL HOO-HA: In an extraordinary rebuke to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, even his allies joined in voting down his budget proposal — which included a $300 million property tax increase. The ...

The Chicago City Council unanimously voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike in a special meeting ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois House Republicans believe voters sent Democrats a message at the ballot box, it’s time to ...

"The number that we are throwing around mathematically is a 40% reduction of service to meet the budget hole in '27," Metra ...

The McLean County Board on Thursday voted to pass its budget for fiscal year 2025. The $137 million budget represents a 6.5% ...

With a vote of 16-2, the Peoria County Board voted to approve the $157 million budget for next year that actually went down ...

Fourth-year public institutions announced freshman enrollment is growing, but the reports show the numbers are extremely different from 10 years ago.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he's willing to negotiate with the City Council on his proposed budget, but wouldn't commit to ...

Illinois is at risk of getting in costly trouble with the federal government over its Tier 2 public employee retirement ...

More than 52,000 Illinois residents have been relieved of $72 million of medical debt under a state pilot program that ...

The mayor and council members are now negotiating hikes to taxes and fees on alcohol, streaming services and garbage ...