3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (478+ words) 184 pensioners in Illinois’ five state-run systems received enough in 2025 to put them in the top 5% of U.S. income earners. Illinois’ top 50 public pensioners took in an average of $437,000 each last year. That’s roughly seven times the average annual salary in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (473+ words) Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 - Posted by Isabel Miller Standard & Poor’s downgraded the credit of the state of Illinois on Wednesday because of its weak funding levels for pensions, a move that could make it more expensive for the state to borrow money....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (213+ words) Illinois legalized video gaming terminals in 2009. The market that followed was still taking shape, with many operators treating video gaming as one part of a broader business. Jeff Rehberger looked at that landscape and saw something else: a regulated, scalable…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (649+ words) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. Illinois farmers did not start President Trump’s trade wars. But they are paying the price. Fertilizer, fuel and equipment are more expensive than they were just a couple of years ago. Longtime…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (852+ words) The money can be used for the construction of parks, schools and infrastructure, as well as incentives for private commercial and residential development. As the theory goes, projects funded by TIF cause the value of the surrounding properties to rise,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (452+ words) Remember all the way back in 2023, during the height of the migrant influx, when Tribune reporting uncovered that a city contractor running operations at migrant shelters was submitting some eye-popping bills? We had no evidence of fraud. What we did…...