Illinois' highest-in-the-nation property taxes are eroding home equity and depressing home values across the state. This report is part of a SYHN News Service series on recent home sales that demonstrate the consequences.

Hebrew Theological College and University of Phoenix-Illinois have some of the lowest 'on time' graduation rates in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute have some of the best 'on time' graduation rates in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

State residents enrolled at Illinois Institute of Technology face among the steepest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Residents in Illinois face some of the steepest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Stevenson High School grad and Villanova hoops star Jalen Brunson has capped his NCAA title-winning career by declaring for the NBA draft.

Robert Morris University baseball tops the list of highest grossing programs in Illinois, reporting more than $1.3 million – or $10,678 per athlete – in 2016, followed by Bradley University ($1.2 million), and University of Illinois at Chicago ($980,248), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Niles, Palatine and New Trier employ the fewest government workers per capita among townships in Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

South Twigg employ the most government workers per capita among townships in Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Village of Hoffman Estates Commission for Disabled Citizens will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, October 19.

After two years without a budget and a failed attempt to compromise on a "grand bargain," some in Illinois are asking whether bankruptcy is a viable way out of the state's financial morass.