Illinois agencies can do more to procure contracts with Black-owned businesses, especially the Department of Corrections.

District officials say they expect to save about $165 million after laying off some central office staff and crossing guards ...

Adrienne White-Faines will be the new president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois starting in early September. Most ...

In another short-term revenue move, Illinois lawmakers July 1 turned to vape and other nicotine product tax hikes to allow ...

The FY26 budget cuts tens of millions of dollars of funding to housing programs, including the governor’s signature program designed to end homelessness in Illinois.

Questions about transparency and accountability surround millions of Illinois taxpayer dollars appropriated for ...

New legislation will reduce SNAP benefits for eligible Illinois residents and tighten eligibility requirements. An estimated ...

Illinois lawmakers budgeted $500,000 for Lincoln College in a state budget that went into effect July 1—even though the small private institution closed in 2022, WICS News Channel 20 reported.

With the latest tax increase imposed on July 1, Illinois cell phone users are paying a combined tax rate of nearly 38%.

The FY26 budget cuts tens of millions of dollars of funding to housing programs, including the governor’s signature program designed to end homelessness in Illinois.

The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing programs is headed in the other direction. Facing a tight budget year with ...

Illinois legislators are raising concerns over a $500,000 budget item for Lincoln College, a private school that shut down in ...