There are three quick takeaways from a recently released report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute on the “State of the Unions” in Illinois.

"Any suburban legislator that votes to consolidate the transit boards ... will be voting against the interest of the residents that they have been elected to represent," write McHenry County Board Chairman Michael Buehler and county council of governments President Rick Mack.

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs explains what his office does and doesn't do.

Since the dawn of time, it seems, parents and grandparents have been regularly socking away spare money for their grandchildren to help with the cost of a college education.

Opinion: Illinois is home to a host of corporations that are pledging to invest in Chicago rather than flee from it.

The Illinois General Assembly is a master of approving phony reform bills.

The best thing you can do to keep the choice to mask or not in schools in the hands of parents and kids is to get vaccinated, our editorial board writes.

That siren means something life-threatening is happening, the National Weather Service says. Whether it’s a tornado, strong wind, hail or another emergency depends on the agency that controls the sirens going off.

While the lottery encourages more people to get vaccinated, this game sets a bad example. There has to be another way to get people vaccinated without making it yet another game of chance.