The Chicago City Council recently added two more surcharges to its Chicago hotel bill, putting an industry already enduring the highest tax rates on hotel rooms in the country at an even bigger disadvantage against similar convention host cities.

The recent repeal of the controversial sweetened-drink tax by the Cook County Board drew statewide and national attention, but the battle over the county's budget and taxes rages on.

Far left-leaning State Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) frequently pitches concepts in Springfield that would be better described as socialist. However, his latest idea-- a state law that would repeal Chicago's 1997 law banning "rent control," or government-imposed limits on residential apartment rents-- would end up enriching many of the city's most ardent capitalists.

Chicago commuters using the Metra commuter rail system may face a fourth rate hike in as many years, according to a watchdog group.

More people left Chicago between May 1 and Aug. 31 -- peak moving season – than any other city in the nation this year.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy has received an endorsement that proves he's out of touch with voters, the Illinois GOP contends in a press release.

Amelia Kessem has taken her campaign to unseat Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) to the streets of Chicago.

Illinois residents with an interest in local politics won’t want to miss the "State of Illinois Politics" talk from Dan Proft on Nov. 6 presented by the City Club of Chicago.

Chicago Democrats are stuck between a rock and a soft drink, the Illinois Republican Party contends in a new press release.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) is considering forming an inspector general’s office, a move that Better Government Association (BGA) said it welcomes as long as the district does not employ half measures.

More people left Chicago this summer than any other city in the country, according to United Van Lines, and the Illinois Policy Institute puts blames the high tax rates.

Cook County is the most unfair legal jurisdiction in the country, according to the Institute for Legal Reform.

A Park Ridge entrepreneur is hoping to take on incumbent Marty Moylan (D-Des Plaines) in Illinois' 55th House District while can still afford to live in Illinois.

Ammie Kessem is taking the fight to Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) and hoping to take down Illinois' high taxes afterward.

A new Chicago directive that increases participation of minority- and women-owned businesses (MBEs and WBEs) and adds city residency requirements to private construction projects is at best confusing and at worst needlessly costly, industry officials say.

Minorities, women and other disadvantaged business owners are being invited to join the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Chicago South Loop Hotel for an open house explaining the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

A veteran Chicago Police Officer told Chicago City Wire that recent moves by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to protect illegal immigrant criminals from being deported have made it even harder to serve and protect the crime-ridden city.

Chicago’s 21st Ward Alderman Howard Brookins has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine for failing to track the work and hours of five aides, including Curtis Thompson, his former chief of staff, who was sentenced to prison in 2015 for accepting a bribe, according to a press release from Project Six.

An initiative to expand affordable housing that is being rushed through Chicago's City Council will “shut down a good chunk of development” in large areas of the city, one prominent developer told the Chicago City Wire recently.

Chicago Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez erupted at President Trump’s decision to rescind DACA with a 6 month grace period and directed much of his vitriol toward White House Chief of Staff, John F. Kelly.