While Illinois lost population as a whole in recent years, 15 of its 102 counties gained residents from 2020 to 2024, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The bureau's estimates of the ...

Big issues for Illinois legislative session’s final week include public transit, pension reform and Bears Transit workers and supporters gather to urge riders to call their state representatives ...

To address the Safe Harbor issue, the bill called for increasing the limit on earnings for people entering the pension system between Jan. 1, 2011, and Jan. 1, 2027, to be equal to the Social ...

The Illinois Federation of Teachers, the parent union of the Chicago Teachers Union, should be worried about the three Rs, ...

Illinois lawmakers have learned in recent years that Tier 2 benefits for some employees fail the “Safe Harbor” Social Security test, which requires that pension benefits be at least equal to ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker put pen to paper at the beginning of the week when he signed the state’s new budget into law. The $55.1 billion spending plan is the largest in state history. It ...

Illinois education received a bump to the budget this year, but some education advocates hoped for more investment. The state budget package, signed on June 16, totals $55.1 billion. It prioritizes ...

(The Center Square) – A consumer watchdog group is out with its annual report on unsafe toys. The Public Interest Research Group has issued the report “Trouble in Toyland” for nearly 40 ...

By NBC Chicago Staff • Published May 27, 2025 • Updated on May 27, 2025 at 7:25 pm ...

To address the Safe Harbor issue, the bill called for increasing the limit on earnings for people entering the pension system between Jan. 1, 2011, and Jan. 1, 2027, to be equal to the Social ...