Chicago is one of only two major cities — the other one is Fort Worth, Texas — without any term limits on its mayor or city council. Other big cities restrict the mayor to two four-year terms, and ...

Policy Intern at the Illinois Policy Institute. Having lived in Illinois his entire life, he cares deeply for the issues ...

Licensed practical nurses and physician assistants remain held back by red tape, making it harder for them to work where they ...

Nearly 1-in-4 students were chronically absent in 2023 at New Trier High School. That dropped by 65% after reforms were ...

Hourly pay in the city rises every year per ordinance. On July 1 it goes to $17.05. Chicago’s July 1 minimum wage increase is a reminder that while such moves are meant to help those most in need, ...

The union helped push a state constitutional amendment in 2022 that allows its contracts to override state law.

An outdated state law is meant to prevent injuries, which have significantly decreased, and prevents Illinois from benefiting from an industry worth billions of dollars.

Illinois ranks near the bottom of the country in a report on state government financial transparency. The state was 46 th in ...

Under the measure, aspiring barbers, cosmetologists and others would have a path to a license that doesn’t require expensive schooling. Nearly 1-in-4 students were chronically absent in 2023 at New ...