About half the American population lives in the 50 largest urban areas in the country. And a whopping 90% of the entire American GDP is produced in the country’s cities. Of course, this is not to ...

The Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance hosts its first public ritual of the new year with Imbolc on Feb. 1 at the Gaia House ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth ...

Pritzker described the upcoming budget as “challenging” but added that since taking office, he’s addressed a number of fiscal crises in Illinois. “We are doing the best that we can to try ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a ...

CHICAGO — There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going into effect with the arrival of the new year, and they run the gamut from upping minimum wage and increasing pay ...

Workers at all income levels will also see a major change on LinkedIn and other job boards, as Illinois’ salary transparency law goes into effect. Under a change to the Equal Pay Act ...

The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists. Laos has a longstanding reputation as an inexpensive, under-the-radar tourist destination best known ...

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Illinois will raise its minimum wage by $1 on Wednesday to $15 per hour, joining more than 20 states increasing minimum hourly wages in 2025. La Voz Sidebar ...