We shutter to think what’s going through your minds.

Food stamp participation has seen an encouraging decrease, but lagging economic growth leaves Illinois ranked highest among neighboring states in SNAP enrollment.

“My family has lived in Palatine since the 1870s. My grandfather was a mayor in the 1920s, but based on the election, my days are numbered. Palatine has been reliably Republican as long as I can remember. But not anymore….”

The election outcomes leave the Illinois General Assembly with Democrats holding super-majority status in both chambers

The unemployment rate went up in 12 of Illinois’ biggest 14 metro areas, but that was due mostly to people reentering the workforce. Businesses added jobs in 10 of those areas.