The well-intentioned law must be adjusted to deny pretrial release to repeat violent offenders and those suspected of violent ...

Illinois food stamp participation hit a decade low in May, falling more than 23% from the previous year, with new federal ...

Chicago Public Schools plans to eliminate assistant principal roles due to budget deficits, a move linked to staffing-first ...

The number of state residents under 20 fell 6.8% from 2020 to 2025. A sharp decline in young people in Illinois and other newly released age data should concern state leaders and spur work on ...

I hope you’ll join me.” A few months ago, I was with my family in Washington, D.C., standing in a dark room in the National ...

The number of homicides in Chicago fell to a more than 10-year low in the most recent recording year. The city saw 440 ...

Illinois lawmakers got many amendments at the end of the legislative session. In the last nine days of the just-concluded ...

State leaders can take the lead of businesses and residents and work to lessen the burden of corruption and high taxes.