Day means hundreds of new laws on the books, including one allowing residents to get a digital version of their driver’s ...

Chicago gang crime declined to its lowest level in the past two decades in 2023, but the numbers may be more about gangs ...

Nearly 9 in 10 of the Illinois job losses announced in November resulted from businesses closing. Chicago led the state for ...

After getting his start in the Cabrini Green public housing development, Joel Hamernick has spent 30 years working with gangs ...

Southwest suburban Cook County voters to take up pension reform, key state issues Voters in Lemont Township are taking up the pension crisis, gerrymandering and unfunded mandates. The township ...

Illinois House Bill 5896 would require more detailed reporting of how Springfield spends taxpayer money. It improves transparency, which is a step toward fiscal restraint. Taxpayers may gain more ...