The FY26 budget cuts tens of millions of dollars of funding to housing programs, including the governor’s signature program ...

Illinois needs 227,000 new homes to meet demand. Experts say smart, bipartisan reforms can boost supply — if lawmakers are ...

Facing a tight budget year with constrained spending and limited natural revenue growth, the $55.1 billion fiscal year 2026 ...

For stumping political candidates, vowing to build affordable housing remains one of their biggest rallying cries. Presidential candidate Kamala Harris promised three million new housing units ...

The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing programs is headed in the other direction.

It's not just the beginning of a new month. It's also the beginning of a bunch of new laws and taxes-in Illinois.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s official Opposition is calling on Premier Tim Houston to re-establish a department dedicated to ...

Thanks to the passage of the Funded Advocacy and Independent Representation, or FAIR, Act, Illinois public defenders could soon see relief from a packed caseload.

Illinois faces a critical housing shortage that has increased home prices and rents, leaving many families unable to find or afford housing. There were many causes of the shortage. Strong employment ...

The proposed rule would eliminate federal requirements prohibiting discriminatory marketing of affordable housing.

The program is designed to add affordable housing across Cook County in Humboldt Park, Chicago Heights, and Proviso Township.