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 ...

Residents in northern Illinois will likely experience poor air quality today as rain brings Canadian wildfire smoke south behind a cold front, according to the National Weather Service.

Springfield lawmakers tried to pass a $1.50 food delivery tax over the weekend that would have impacted restaurants across Illinois. The proposal’s details were unveiled hours before the ...

After five years of legal recreational cannabis, Illinois has 260 operational retail shops and another 103 entrepreneurs with “conditional licenses” won via permit lottery — meaning there ...

The state of Illinois on Friday finalized its acquisition of a 50-acre piece of land needed for a project to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp, construction that has drawn the support of ...

Illinois lawmakers delayed the implementation of a bill eliminating credit card fees on tips and taxes until July 2026. The bill, originally slated to take effect this July, aims to prevent ...

State legislators who are also lawyers in Illinois are getting a new perk, courtesy of the state Supreme Court. They just need to show up for work in the Illinois General Assembly and they’ll ...

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.

Donation Options Search Search Search Illinois is facing a potential shortage of power long term as big data centers being built are expected to consume large amounts of electricity. Pat Nabong ...

Illinois lawmakers have passed a $55.2 billion ... Another $721 million in funding was approved for Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants for more than 150,000 students, and funds were also included ...

Illinois state lawmakers spent hours on Thursday debating a proposal to overhaul the state's mass transit systems, though they have yet to announce a specific plan for addressing a $771 million ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes on ...