The state imposes an additional sales tax in the Regional Transit Authority’s jurisdiction. Last week’s study found that expanding those specific RTA sales taxes to services could generate an additional $315 million a year.

This time of the year, the phrase “March Madness” is everywhere, from pre-game shows to office pools. The words have become synonymous with college basketball, and have raked in cash for the NCAA. 

Commitments – romantic or regulatory – are hard to come by these days. Just ask the Department of Homeland Security, which is charged with overseeing our nation’s Real ID program.

Many top artists use their work to make political or social statements. Illinois native Helen West Heller was among them, and her radical political beliefs sometimes got her in trouble.

State Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, chair of the House Transportation: Rail Systems, Roads & Bridges Committee, is heading into the transit funding discussions armed with an inch-and-a-half-thick binder filled with CTA salary data.

In Illinois on St. Patrick’s Day, there is green in abundance. And plenty of Irish eyes are smiling.

Among the foremost Illinois writers of the late 20th century was Norbert Blei, credited with 17 books and countless articles and short stories.  

Advocates say a major storm is brewing that could overwhelm the state’s child foster care system.

Pi Day has risen from a novelty on the calendar into a global celebration. Math and science lovers revel in it and organize intricate celebrations that only a geek could love. Others simply scratch their heads.