Legislative leaders need to start enforcing earlier deadlines for giant issues like omnibus energy proposal so they can deal ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit ...

With electric prices going up, advocates tried — and failed — to reform the energy sector - “Heading into the end of the legislative ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed a $55.2 billion dollar budget for 2026. It includes a boost for public schools, but not ...

The judge granted a temporary block on the agency’s cancellation of grants and early discharge of corps members, but only for ...

Dig down about a mile or two in parts of the United States and you’ll start to see the remains of an ancient ocean. The ...

But now, proposed mega legislation, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, from Republicans in the U.S. House of ...

State lawmakers voted to end Illinois' 1% grocery tax, but here in Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to extend the grocery tax into 2026, in attempt to help balance the budget.

At Illinois Public Media’s WILL, which serves central Illinois, public broadcasting cuts would mean a sharp reduction in ...

The Illinois General Assembly sent Chicago transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff, adjourning without sending a funding ...

The school's flagship campus, which has the second largest number of international students of all public universities in the ...

The mayor of Chicago has followed the lead of some Illinois state lawmakers by connecting state and local budget challenges with potential moves by the Trump administration.