Illinois-based State Farm Insurance says severe weather is increasing in Illinois, leading to a need for higher insurance rates. But Gov. J.B. Pritzker has one message for the company: prove it.

State Farm insures nearly one-third of all homeowners in the state. Gov. Pritzker calls the recent hike announcement "unfair ...

Five major infrastructure projects in the Champaign-Urbana area are set to receive a combined investment of nearly $298.2 ...

State Farm home insurance rates rising Consumer advocacy groups are calling for government oversight of home insurance rates ...

In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews recent comments from Chicago ...

Ravinia Communities bought the Oasis Mobile Home Park in the Chicago suburb Des Plaines for $52 million amid a hot ...

A newly announced Republican candidate for governor of Wisconsin said this week that he’s “open to considering different ...

More than 1,450 staff were laid off Friday, but district officials say many will be rehired. However, a Chalkbeat analysis of ...

For stumping political candidates, vowing to build affordable housing remains one of their biggest rallying cries. Presidential candidate Kamala Harris promised three million new housing units ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced July 1 that former Deputy Gov. Christian Mitchell will be his running mate for the 2026 campaign ...

According to the nonpartisan health policy research organization KFF, federal Medicaid spending in Illinois is expected to be ...

Illinois students won’t need to fill out applications for most state universities to be admitted — if they have high enough grades.   With his signature, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on July 7 approved a bill ...