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. Both lawmakers and labor unions have ...

The RTA board formally asked the agencies it oversees — the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra commuter rail and Pace Suburban ...

Despite more than a year of discussions, Illinois lawmakers did not tackle pension reform this spring. Illinois' Tier 2 ...

Illinois lawmakers went down to the wire as they were back on the floor Saturday for discussion to pass a budget just hours ...

Legislation to reform mass transit around Chicago passed the Illinois Senate 32-22 shortly late Saturday, but the measure — ...

The delivery tax replaces previous revenue streams loathed by the suburbs and labor, but faces resistance of its own.

Illinois' JB Pritzker and Democratic governors Kathy Hochul of New York and Tim Walz of Minnesota were summoned to Washington to answer questions about “sanctuary states.” ...

executive director of Reform for Illinois. “With few exceptions, discussions on the topic keep hitting a brick wall.” Over the same period, two former Republican lawmakers were convicted ...

Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined ... the governor welcomes these discussions but will not make major financial decisions ...