As a proud University of Illinois alum, I thought the flagship school of my own state would be a natural choice. Then I saw the price tag. I was stunned to realize it was not affordable anymore.

Illinois' new budget raises spending, adds taxes on vapes, gambling, and business income. Ernst doubles down on Medicaid comment with sarcastic video ‘apology’ Concern grows over whether the ...

The Illinois state legislature passed a $55.2 billion budget in the final 48 hours of the legislative session, leaving little time for public review. The four bills that made up the budget were ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias warned residents about a new type of phishing scam in a recent X post, saying text messages posing as the Department of Motor Vehicles should be ignored.

The bill would also allow a spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling or child of any Illinois driver to submit medical information about the driver to the secretary of state if they think the person ...

Illinois state lawmakers spent hours on Thursday debating ... that this bill does not contain any new funding. To date, riders have sent more than 15,000 letters to their legislators urging ...

Banks ever since then have said the effective date was too soon. Illinois would be the first state to require a distinction on consumer retail transactions between goods, taxes and tips ...

The ranking factored in gas prices, road conditions, hotel costs and more and found that Illinois was the worst state to plan a trip in. Here's a breakdown of the findings. It's actually the worst ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). An Illinois school district's ...

"Action by the state of Illinois would be consistent with transit systems across the U.S. benefiting from expanded state support as they have spent their federal relief funds." S&P Global Ratings ...

At least 50 Illinois municipalities will see increased local sales taxes starting July 1. Increases range from 0.25% to 2%, impacting various taxes like business district and county public safety ...