Judge Mary Marubio speaks on bond reform during a panel discussion at Loyola University in Chicago on Sept. 7, 2023. Bond reform took effect on Sept. 18, 2023. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune) ...

With pension reform possibly within reach, there’s a Goldilocks problem for the state lawmakers setting plans to tackle Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation pension problem.

SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session.

In the 1990s, Illinois, along with most other states, began moving to an outcomes-based education model in which teachers, schools, and districts were graded based on how well their students were ...

In the six years since Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker took office, members of the Illinois General Assembly have run afoul of the law at a staggering pace, even for a body with a history of greed and ...

SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers apparently are close to a deal to resolve one of Springfield’s most hotly contested issues this session: transit reform. Public transit agencies in Chicagoland — a ...

Illinois pharmacists, patients demand pharmacy benefit manager reform Mike Miletich Sep 11, 2024 Updated Sep 12, 2024 ...

Illinois' Democratic-controlled legislature on Tuesday passed a landmark pension reform bill, choosing to address the state's crumbling finances over strong public labor union opposition to cuts ...