How to Grow the Middle Class

By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorWhile Illinois families struggle under the nation's highest property taxes, rising living costs, and seemingly endless tax increases, state law continues to...

By Illinois ReviewThe recent resignation of former Illinois State Rep. Harry Benton has brought renewed attention to a little-known provision of Illinois law that allows some elected officials...

By Illinois ReviewLong before Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons found himself under federal indictment, his political future was revived by a controversial last-day pardon from then-Gov. Pat Quinn.On...

By Illinois ReviewChicago residents pay the highest monthly 911 surcharge in the United States, yet city data shows that roughly half of the city's most serious emergency calls...

By Illinois ReviewWhile millions of Americans celebrated Independence Day with backyard barbecues, parades, and fireworks, Chicago experienced another violent holiday weekend that once again placed the city among...