Prairie Band Potawatomi Chief Shab-eh-nay, shown in this image provided by the Northern Illinois University Digital Library, is at the center of legislation in Illinois to compensate the tribe for ...

Since 2023, Illinois homeowners have shouldered the highest property tax burden in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation. And just two years since taking the dubious title, it’s already proving ...

For decades, Illinois lawmakers have created a system so inequitable that it now threatens the financial stability of entire communities.

Financial relief in the form of one-time, tax rebate checks are headed to millions of eligible Illinois residents, as part of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Illinois Family Relief Plan. “The Illinois Family ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law to restore Shabbona State Park, about 1,500 acres in DeKalb County, to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. His action Friday comes nearly a year after the group became ...

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Nearly 140,000 people in Illinois have money in the form of an unclaimed property check waiting for them, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said in a press release last week. According to the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- If the frigid temperatures haven't run you out of the area just yet, WalletHub's latest report may make you reconsider your residential status not only in the Chicagoland area, but in ...

Some 175 years after the U.S. government stole land from the chief of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation while he was away visiting relatives, Illinois may soon return it to the tribe. Nothing ever ...

Some 175 years after the U.S. government stole land from the chief of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation while he was away visiting relatives, Illinois may soon return it to the tribe. Nothing ever ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Some 175 years after the U.S. government stole land from the chief of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation while he was away visiting relatives, Illinois may soon return it to the ...