Evanston, Ill., Becomes First American City to Pay Reparations to Black Residents
Qualifying households will be eligible to receive $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property.
Illinois
An Unbalanced Approach to Budgeting in Illinois
After a year of economic hardship, Illinois’ Governor Pritzker wants to balance the state budget on the backs of the business community.
America’s Last Machine Boss Goes Down
For decades, Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan dominated the state’s political system, corrupting it to his own ends.
Former Trump Aide to Run Primary Challenge against Kinzinger
Catalina Lauf, who served in the Department of Commerce under the Trump administration, launched a bid Thursday to oust Kinzinger.
Leftist Bureaucrats and Foundations Are Displacing Republican Government
Ultra-woke Illinois teaching standards are case studies in the hijacking of representative government by leftist actors.
Ultra-Woke Illinois Mandates Are Top Threat to U.S. Education
A radical new rule would politicize the classroom and very likely trample the free-speech and religious-liberty rights of teachers.
A Rare Chance to End Illinois’s Notoriously Corrupt System
With Michael Madigan out as speaker of the state House, the time is finally ripe for reform.
Tiers and Fears: Illinois Is Ground Zero for the Public-Sector Pension Crisis
Hundreds of billions of dollars in pension debt are dragging residents -- and government at every level -- under water.
Arizona’s Tax Disaster: Refugees from Blue States and Other Infuriating Explanations
How did the home of Barry Goldwater end up passing the largest tax increase in its history?
Illinois’s Proposed ‘Fair Tax’ Gets Its Just Deserts
Voters finally drew a line to reject this progressive income tax. But Governor Pritzker is still not getting the message.