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Chicago outgoing mayor offered a parting shot against pending state legislation that stands to add to city pension costs, but sponsors say the fix was promised and is needed to avoid violating federal rules.

A special committee of the Illinois Senate heard an array of perspectives from the public during the final hearing on the logistics of an elected school board in Chicago.

Illinois lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation that would require public elementary and high schools to include Native American history in their social studies curriculum.

Of Illinois’ more than 800 school districts, Chicago is the only one without an elected school board — for now.

On the long list of things wrong with Illinois’ pension system, there’s one problem that can’t be ignored: Tier 2 pension benefits are increasingly likely to fall short of minimums under federal rules. If that happens, the sponsoring unit of government would face huge, new liabilities. Those facts have long been widely agreed.

(The Center Square) – The six states bordering Illinois have all decided to cut their income tax rates over the past two years. One economic analyst says Illinois must follow suit or risk losing more residents. Iowa, Mi...

Chicago mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson continue to vie for endorsements from political leaders across the city and the country with the...

We hear a lot of talk about businesses leaving Illinois. But addressing the problems that cause them to leave? Not so much.

Vallas promotes himself as a change agent but his history also shows a leader who has faced questions about the results he has left behind.

Illinois has paid out millions in pension payments to ex-lawmakers who have admitted criminal wrongdoing or are awaiting trial.