Johnson should have been “more proactive in meeting the moment we knew was coming” when $1.9 billion in federal pandemic relief funds dried up, says Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson, adding, “This is the budget that will define the mayor’s first term.

Two Chicago hospitals made U.S News & World Report's national list of 20 "Best Hospitals Honor Roll" for 2025-26, with a slew of other Chicago and suburban hospitals rounding out the list of best hospitals in the state.

Chicago, is pushing a resolution he drafted to address the city’s growing housing costs as new data reveals the number

The team has a network of practitioners in Illinois who don’t rely on payments from the federal government, which threatens to cut funding to gender-affirming care providers.

U.S. News & World Report releases its list of best hospitals in the country annually. The publication also ranks hospital specialties.

SNAP cuts from Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" could affect thousands in Illinois, who will have to turn to local nonprofits.

Illinois state workers are getting raises faster and making 9.5% more in salary than private sector workers. According to the Illinois Policy Institute, Illinois public sector pay has grown 57% faster than private sector pay between 2021 and 2024. State government employees now make an average salary of $85,689.

A South Suburban summer program in Chicago told its teen employees that they will not receive their final paycheck over state funding issues.

Two Illinois Lottery players have won over $1 million in two separate online games, lottery officials announced on Monday. One lucky online player won the $1,763,224 jackpot playing the Cash Castle FastPlay game.

A federal judge threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County and Chicago sanctuary policies that ban assisting in immigration-related matters.