Illinoisans will be asked to vote on three advisory questions in the election Nov. 5. Here is what voters should know.

Illinois’ job market outpaced the national average during August. But 13 of Illinois’ 15 metropolitan areas continued to have ...

Illinois towns have started passing local grocery taxes that will take affect once the state grocery tax phases out in 2026.

Chicago’s violent crime increased to the highest level in the past five years. Aggravated assaults increased the most in the ...

Illinois is doing away with the statewide grocery tax. Look below to see how much taxpayers in your town or county will save ...

Illinois drivers are expected to pay nearly $2 billion in state gas taxes by the end of the year, more than twice what they ...

The Chicago Board of Education’s five-year plan includes redefining student success and ending school ranking based on ...

Chicago led the state in mass layoffs, accounting for more than one-third of job cuts in August. The statewide data shows 93% ...

With 40 days until the election, Illinois residents can vote early at their local county clerks’ office. Vote-by-mail ballots ...

Mississippi state lawmakers enacted science-based literacy legislation in 2013, laying the groundwork for improved reading ...

Where is support strongest for the gunshot detection system Chicago’s mayor wants to dump? In the Black and Hispanic wards ...

Preliminary enrollment data for the 2024-2025 school year show a less than 1% uptick in enrollment. The biggest increase is ...