According to OBM, those adjustments are standard accounting practice and do not need to be specified in ordinance for the ...

After a five-year property tax freeze, Evanston’s city manager says it must raise property taxes to balance the budget.

Francisco “Frankie” Benitez would get $18.5 million for two murders he didn't commit but spent 34 years in prison for. Eric Blackmon would get $8 million for a murder he was not guilty of, but spent ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he has had conversations with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state legislative leaders about ...

Francisco Benitez, who spent over three decades in prison for killing two 14-year-old boys in 1989, would receive $18.5 ...

Conyears-Ervin, who is running to represent Illinois’ 7th Congressional District, had been fined a total of $70,000 by the ...

City officials said they plan to accelerate spending to replace lead service lines in 2026. The city also remains far behind telling Chicagoans of the health risks.

World stock markets cooled a touch on Tuesday after another AI-spurred start to the week, with Washington's shutdown putting the spotlight Federal Reserve speakers rather than data and overseas ...

Democratic governors from California and Illinois are threatening to leave the National Governors Association unless it ...

Arrests, raids and protests have become daily occurrences as the presence of ICE in Chicago has drastically increased since the Department of Homeland Security launched what it dubbed "Operation ...

Chicago taxpayers now face unfunded debt from its municipal, laborers, police, fire and teachers’ pensions that exceed the ...

The Trump Administration has paused infrastructure projects in Chicago worth $2.1 billion, Office of Management and Budget ...