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Rauner’s move left draws challenge from Ives

By Michael McGrady | Mar 6, 2018

Gov. Bruce Rauner has always portrayed himself as a viable option for his Republican Party.

55 assessors should not have been elected, Edgar County Watchdogs says

By Michael McGrady | Mar 1, 2018

Across thirty-six counties and dozens of townships in the state, the election of fifty-five township or multitownship assessors during 2017 appears to have been illegal because they failed to meet statutory requirements to be candidates for the office.

The math doesn't add up, group contends, as Chicago schools lose students but gain funding

By Michael McGrady | Oct 20, 2017

Illinois' largest school district stands to benefit even more than it probably had hoped thanks to the education funding formula passed recently, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.

Illinois vendor debt climbs back toward $16 billion

By Michael McGrady | Oct 18, 2017

Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt has increased slightly since early October, ticking back up to near the $16 billion peak of September, according to the Illinois’s comptroller’s website.

Policy institute worries that $1.5 billion bond issue could backfire on Illinois

By Michael McGrady | Oct 16, 2017

Illinois continues to teeter on the brink of junk bond status, with an expected $1.5 billion bond issue possibly pulling it over the edge one way or the other, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.

IDOT offers matching grants for alternative transportation efforts

By Michael McGrady | Oct 9, 2017

Alternative forms of transportation can get state backing thanks to an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) program now accepting applications.