State lawmakers voted to end Illinois' 1% grocery tax, but here in Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to extend the grocery tax into 2026, in attempt to help balance the budget.

The tech mogul is urging followers to pressure lawmakers to “KILL THE BILL,” potentially undermining a key plank of President ...

Dig down about a mile or two in parts of the United States and you’ll start to see the remains of an ancient ocean. The shells of long dead sea creatures are compressed into white limestone, ...

At Illinois Public Media’s WILL, which serves central Illinois, public broadcasting cuts would mean a sharp reduction in ...

The school's flagship campus, which has the second largest number of international students of all public universities in the ...

The mayor of Chicago has followed the lead of some Illinois state lawmakers by connecting state and local budget challenges with potential moves by the Trump administration.

The Illinois General Assembly sent Chicago transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff, adjourning without sending a funding ...

Chicago-area transit agencies face a $771 million budget gap. Absent state action, they’re warning about a 40 percent ...

In this second installment of our series exploring the ways President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could impact people on the local level, The Commercial-News takes a deeper look at how ...

A former Homeland Security official during President Donald Trump’s first administration, who authored an anonymous op-ed sharply critical of the president, is calling on independent government watchd ...

All new car and truck buyers who take out a car loan won't qualify for the tax deduction. Much will depend on your income, ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...