Kane County voters sent a strong message by voting down a sales tax increase on April 1. They joined voters in several ...

A current union-negotiated contract with Illinois state government gives out-of-the-norm health benefits to government ...

Just over 5% of the average state income tax return supports economic development and public safety, while almost 28% goes to ...

Other cities unleashed small-scale housing. Chicago buried it in red tape. Now it’s hurting renters, seniors and working ...

Our decision to homeschool was really birthed out of necessity. My oldest was struggling in the public school system. He has ...

Homeschool co-ops in Illinois would face several new rules meant for larger schools, according to the Illinois State Board of ...

Illinois state lawmakers are trying to ban landlords from using credit histories to judge potential tenants. Doing so could ...

Of the 947 Illinois mass layoffs, 618 hit Chicago after six companies cut workers. The closure of security services provider ...

The “Homeschool Act” adds taxpayer costs and exposes families’ religion and private information – all in the name of curbing ...

House Bill 2827 would extensively regulate both homeschools and private schools in ways that could seriously violate ...

Unemployment in Illinois remains stubbornly high. February’s unemployment rate was the fifth highest in the nation at 4.8%.

Bill sponsors for a second time amended the ‘Homeschool Act’ as they tried to blunt the heavy criticism of the constitutional ...