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An expected property tax bill around $11 million is well above what team leaders were hoping to pay as they weigh the possibilities of building a dome either in the suburbs or along Chicago’s lakefront.

The authorization comes as months-long contract negotiations between National Nurses United and UChicago Medicine have stalled.

But the case for public funding is less compelling than it was when St. Petersburg, Fla. was already building a stadium for the team.

Noncitizen health care costs derailed bipartisan budget hopes in Senate last year.

Starbucks workers at the Denton store at 2300 S. Loop 288 filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize with Starbucks Workers United, the union announced Tuesday.

Jerry Reinsdorf has begun lobbying Illinois legislators for public funding on a stadium to replace Guaranteed Rate Field. The teams lease expires in 2029.

(Springfield-jm) – The Illinois Secretary of State is backing legislation that would require more transparency in the financial dealings of lobbyists. Alexi Giannoulias said the measures are ne...

Read for yourself: Gov. J.B. Pritzker describes plans to increase education funding, add health insurance regulations and consumer protections, address the states influx of asylum seekers and more.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his sixth State of the State address for the state of Illinois Wednesday afternoon, revealing a budget plan that included...

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his budget address to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday. Read the remarks prepared for delivery as shared by the governor's office below. ...