Illinois Policy
46 towns have passed a grocery tax. Is your town next? Already 46 towns around Illinois have voted to impose a 1% grocery tax in 2026. Other Illinoisans will start to save 1% on groceries when the ...
How to get your Illinois driver’s license on your phone
Jul 18, 2024 · How to get your Illinois driver’s license on your phone. Legislation allowing Illinois residents to carry a digital driver’s license or ID on their smartphone will take effect in 2025.
Find and contact your Illinois state senator, house representative …
Use the maps to find the legislators representing you. You can search for Illinois state senators, house representatives and Chicago alderman.
Johnson’s 2025 Chicago budget breaks property tax promise
Oct 30, 2024 · Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered his 2025 budget Oct. 30, including a nearly $1 billion deficit, runaway spending and low revenues that have him breaking his campaign promise not to raise ...
Illinois needs responsible Tier 2 pension reform
Nov 14, 2024 · The concern arises because Tier 2’s maximum pensionable salary is growing more slowly than the Social Security wage base. In 2011, both were set at $106,800, but by 2024, the Social Security ...
9 years of decline: Expect Chicago to be No. 4 behind Houston by …
May 16, 2024 · Chicago’s population first began declining in 2015. Since then the city has lost more than 128,000 residents. Last year’s population drop was the third-worst of any city in the nation, with ...
Illinois state pension debt climbs to $144B
Dec 16, 2024 · Illinois makes some of the largest pension contributions of any state to fund its systems. According to Wirepoints research, the annual average growth rate of Illinois pension assets was 5.5% from ...
Chicago budget has jumped $6B since before COVID, faces $1B …
Oct 24, 2024 · The Chicago budget has grown by over $6 billion since 2019. Despite being bolstered by billions in federal relief, the city is facing nearly a $1 billion deficit in the coming fiscal year.
4 of Illinois’ past 10 governors went to prison
Apr 11, 2022 · 4 of Illinois’ past 10 governors went to prison. Four of the past 10 former Illinois governors are among the public officials who have been convicted of offenses in Illinois.
There is no longer cash bail in Illinois. What happens now?
Sep 18, 2023 · After litigation delaying its implementation, the full provisions of Illinois’ SAFE-T Act went into effect on Sept. 18. Here’s what to expect.