A flash of reddish fur caught my eye. A squirrel.

Over the first five years, the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit can attract new private investment to build 5,745 new affordable houses in communities across the state, allowing us to draw down unused federal tax credits, create high-quality jobs, and generate new tax base.

What is the value of labor? That question informs the debate over House Bill 793, a plan to phase out the subminimum wage for “14C Workshops,” the classification for job centers serving people with developmental disabilities.

Opinion: DeKalb County has a variety of events, from modern ones such as DeKalb Pride Fest to classic ones such as Kirkland 4th of July Festival, promising a summer to remember, writes Alexis Aviles of the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

This isn’t the first time lawmakers have tasked a state agency with an important function only to find it apparently unmanageable.

The fight for Speaker of the U.S. House has been an ongoing political headline for months. The last time there was this much turmoil over the Speakership was in 1856, and an Illinois man was involved.

A coalition of community-based organizations – Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs, etc. – rallied at the Statehouse Tuesday to ask lawmakers to appropriate $50 million for afterschool and summer programs.

“No pain. No gain." I’ve mumbled that little mantra more than once ...

Pritzker’s fiscal 2025 capital proposal includes spending up to $1 billion over up to five years to replace Logan and Stateville in Crest Hill.