Chicago Public Schools was already projecting annual budget deficits in excess of $500 million in coming years. The new ...

Mark Batinick serves as a pension policy advisor for the institute, helping analyze state and local policy issues and crafting solutions to some of the state’s most pressing problems. Batinick ...

Many Illinois towns are rushing to extend the 1% grocery tax. See below if your town is one of them. The statewide tax ends ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal slashes general funds for economic development while relying on federal dollars ...

The Chicago Teachers Union election has two groups competing to lead one of the most militant unions in the nation. CTU has a ...

More than half of Illinois voters said high taxes were the No. 1 concern for the state, according to an Illinois Policy ...

With $18.5 billion of the city’s $52.4 billion shortfall driven by interest on pension debt, it’s clear Illinois’ largest ...

The Chicago Teachers Union and its partners are pushing nine new or higher taxes that could end up costing Illinoisans $7.3 billion more starting July 1. Their scheme to fill a proposed state budget ...