Gov. JB Pritzker's 2026 budget proposal includes $300 million for a first-of-its-kind "Surplus to Success" program that would ...

Illinois’ prison population continues to shrink, with facilities now having a 26% vacancy rate, leading some of those inside ...

Gov. JB Pritzker's 2026 budget proposal includes $300 million for a first-of-its-kind "Surplus to Success" program that would develop old, unused or excess state-owned sites into opportunities for ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's community committee, which will recommend a replacement, includes ward organizers who have helped ...

A 15-year-old boy was charged with killing a 16-year-old in a shootout last December in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.

State gasoline taxes currently fund about half of Illinois' road and bridge projects. According to a study by the Illinois ...

The values are going down downtown. Residential is going to take on a greater share of the tax bill,” an expert says, which ...

Who’s paying?: Areas like the Near West Side, Logan Square and Bronzeville have been particularly hard hit by rising taxes, ...

Ald Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th Ward) is set to leave the City Council March 31 in order to lead the Chicago Park District, ...

Changing coaches once is hard for college basketball programs. Utah State nears NCAA Tournament history with its third coach ...

About 70 volunteers kicked off an effort last weekend to restore and preserve Gensburg-Markham Prairie in Markham.

Rotary International District 6490 has announced open enrollment for local sophomore, junior, and senior year high school and home-schooled students to attend the 2025 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, ...