With government hiring across Illinois now outpacing hiring in the private sector, Wirepoints Executive Editor Mark Glennon worries the worst may still be yet to come for the state’s increasingly ...

As state lawmakers finalize the 2026 budget, public sector unions are pushing for major benefit spikes for Tier 2 pensioners ...

Lawmakers still have time to avert a $771 million fiscal cliff. But transit agencies like the CTA will start planning now for ...

Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday.

Despite vast resources and awareness of the risks, ADM has failed to prevent a series of recent grain explosions, according ...

Around 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2022, flames ripped through the bowels of an industrial facility in Fremont, Nebraska.

A total of 525 District 46 employees were absent Tuesday ... disruption to in-person learning.” A state law that predates the pandemic allows Illinois school districts to use preapproved ...

As artificial intelligence gains traction across industries, Nebraska’s business and startup communities are learning how to ...

Some Illinois residents could see prices of a variety of items increase in coming weeks after tax rates were raised as part ...

The $55 billion budget plan unveiled Friday night by Democratic leadership would include new taxes on gambling as well as ...

Illinois Democrats passed a $55 billion spending plan, which includes $1 billion in tax hikes and increased spending by 38% ...