State lawmakers are balking at the governor’s proposed tax hikes, so Pritzker is telling state agencies to prepare for cuts.

The Illinois House on Thursday passed Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s initiative to consolidate early childhood services under a single agency, paving the way for the creation of a new state Department of Early Childhood.

Anyone who has recently waited for a Red Line train can tell you about discontent with the CTA. Safety and consistency are so bad that the situation has led people to swap their CTA cards for car keys.

Domestic violence survivors looking for a safe place to stay are driving a surge in contacts to the state’s hotline, which has seen its volume of calls, texts and messages from those experiencing abuse nearly double since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has been vocally supportive of the Bears’ new lakefront stadium proposal, and he tried to play something of a lead blocker for the team with state lawmakers on Wednesday.

After barely serving a year, Campton Hills Trustee Timothy Morgan resigned at the end of Tuesday’s village board meeting.

Despite persistently-high mortgage rates, home prices in U.S. metro areas continue to rise in 2024, new data shows.