13+ hour, 45+ min ago   (445+ words) Senior Director of Legal Research To get part of $50 billion for a federal health program, Illinois promised to join nurse licensure and physician assistant compacts. Will state lawmakers keep that promise? Illinois could lose millions in federal funds if it…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (304+ words) Thanksgiving travel will set a record in Illinois and in the U.S. Illinois drivers will pay the nation's second-highest gas taxes, thanks to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Thanksgiving week is expected to set a record with over 4.18 million Illinoisans'traveling at least 50 miles from…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (372+ words) A Lombard housing project shows how smaller lots can lower costs, boost development and help Illinois address its housing shortage. Smaller lots aren't just for smaller houses: they helped make a luxury development in Lombard, Illinois, possible. Ahmed Khan, CEO…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (467+ words) Illinois" economy bounces back after early 2025 slump. Long-term growth is threatened by taxation, regulation and barriers to getting a job. After falling 2.2% in the first quarter, Illinois" economy grew4.8%in the second quarter of 2025 " a positive sign, but Illinois" growth remains…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (166+ words) Illinois school district superintendent pay topped out at $537,197 in 2024. See your local superintendent's salary here. Use the table below to look up how much your local superintendent cost taxpayers last year. Illinois" highest-paid school district superintendent received $537,197 last year to…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (469+ words) A new federal scholarship tax credit program could be a lifeline to students in rural Illinois. They may have limited educational options, but the federal money could boost those options through tutoring or other services if Gov. J.B. Pritzker allows it....

6+ mon, 5+ day ago   (532+ words) Illinois" latest drop in gross domestic product shows broader issues with the state. The state"s real GDP has been struggling for years. Illinois" real gross domestic product fell by 2.2% between January and March of 2025, according to latest data from…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (420+ words) Illinois was No. 12 in the U.S. for its June unemployment rate. It's not been ranked that low since before the pandemic. Still, the state trails the national average thanks to anemic private-sector growth. Illinois' unemployment rate decreased to 4.6% in June, according…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (717+ words) Congress just put work requirements in place for some receiving federal health care and food assistance benefits. What does that mean for the 1-in-4 Illinois residents currently on Medicaid? Congress is attaching work requirements for more of the people receiving…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (783+ words) Illinois state lawmakers listened to teachers unions and killed school choice for over 15,000 low-income students in 2023. Now Congress has restored a scholarship program for needy kids, but Illinois leaders must allow families to access the money. Illinois" low-income children may…...