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Illinois’ top 50 state pensioners averaged $437,000 each last year
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…...
Benchmark study finds Illinois farmland values remain stable
1+ week, 3+ day ago (158+ words) September 2, 2026 By Jared White Filed Under: Ag land values, Crops, Illinois, Livestock, News The chief appraiser with Farm Credit Illinois says farmland values throughout central and southern Illinois held steady from last year. Kent Reid says the cooperative’s annual study…...
Pritzker record: Illinois 5th-worst for private-sector job growth
1+ week, 4+ day ago (262+ words) Illinois is in the bottom five states for private-sector job growth under Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Since he took office, job growth in the private sector in the state is up less than 0.1%. Under Gov. J.B. Pritzker, private-sector job growth in Illinois has…...
Illinois SNAP use falls to lowest in 13 years
1+ week, 5+ day ago (485+ words) New federal work requirements are driving the decline. Illinois food stamp enrollment fell in July to its lowest level in at least 13 years, a drop driven by new federal work requirements. About 1.5 million Illinois residents received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…...
Opinion: While Washington closes doors, Illinois opens markets for farmers
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…...
Chicago's TIF Program Helped Downtown — But Not Poorer Neighborhoods, New Study Shows
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,…...
In 1972, Chicago began digging 110 miles of sewer tunnel up to 300 feet down; 50 years on, the Deep Tunnel has captured more than a trillion gallons of combined sewage
2+ week, 4+ day ago (359+ words) An aerial view of the Chicago Deep Tunnel. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Lake Michigan, North America. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons The McCook Reservoir of the Chicago Deep Tunnel. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Worker took a part time job after 6 months…...
The MolinaCares Accord Grants $100,000 to Illinois Public Health Association to Support Illinois’ Medicaid Population
3+ week, 3+ day ago (109+ words) CHICAGO, August 20, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The MolinaCares Accord ("MolinaCares"), in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Illinois ("Molina"), announced a $100,000 grant to support the Illinois Public Health Association's ("IPHA") new community health worker ("CHW") pilot program that aims to reduce procedural Medicaid…...
Editorial: Illinois spent big during COVID and the migrant crisis. Who was watching the bills?
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…...