The Pritzker administration continues to deny the state is losing population.

During a panel discussion about pensions with the Better Government Association this week, Deputy Gov. Andy Manar was asked about the state’s economic trends, including population decline.

Michael Madigan’s record-breaking stretch at the pinnacle of Illinois politics didn’t happen by accident.

A legendary tactician, Madigan knew the rules and in some cases even crafted them. To build power and maintain control, he counted the votes, sweated the details, marshalled the minutiae of election law, ward boundaries and political districts, and litigated the nominating signatures of opponents who stood in his way.

Chicago Public Schools students are graduating high school at unprecedented rates, a new report finds, but researchers predict that less than a third of current ninth graders will complete a college credential in the next decade.

The analysis is the 10th annual report about the educational attainment of CPS students from The To&Through Project, an education-focused research group based at the University of Chicago.

There’s been much ado about the $730 million shortfall facing Metra, Pace and the CTA in 2026 dubbed the “fiscal cliff.”

But it’s not the first one. A 2008 transit “doomsday” resulted in state lawmakers raising the RTA sales tax, with part of the proceeds spinning off to the Collar Counties to pay for transportation projects.

Need to renew your license but don’t want to wait in line at the DMV or go online to do it? Good news, many Illinois residents have a faster way they can get their license plate stickers.

The state launched a new pilot program where residents can renew their license and get their license plate stickers right from a kiosk.