WASHINGTON — Former Illinois Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds and served time in federal prison, announced a comeback bid Wednesday, entering the Democratic ...

UGC NET December 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the online registration process for the UGC NET 2025 exam for the December session. Candidates aiming for Assistant Professor, ...

How much do you need to save to enjoy a comfortable retirement in Illinois? Experts have conflicting opinions about the "magic number" needed for each state, with Charles Swab estimating $1.8 million ...

The rising cost of healthcare can catch retirees off guard. One goal is to ensure savings and investments keep pace with inflation -- at the very least. An emergency savings account may be even more ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Providence Retirement Board denied granting a high-ranking Providence police officer accidental disability pension on Wednesday. As Target 12 previously revealed, ...

Standard retirement account beneficiary forms may not be flexible enough to ensure your money passes to family members according to your wishes. Naming a trust as the contingent beneficiary can help ...

A series of proposed reforms designed to bring security to public sector pensions include increasing the maximum retirement age for most civil servants to 70 and raising the age at which they can ...

Upping your workplace pension contributions by barely-noticeable amounts could boost your retirement by £52,000, new research has shown. Nearly a third (31%) of working adults are already taking ...

The cost of a state university education in Illinois increased 66% between 2009 and 2025, $6,028 more in tuition and fees per year. Blame declining enrollment, a bad state funding formula, pensions ...

Illinois' underwater pension problem is such old news that one almost hesitates to bring it up anymore. Like climate change or gripes about the White Sox, the very mention of the subject stirs the ...

Thanks to a roaring stock market and a massive increase in taxpayer funding, Illinois is making progress in taming the unfunded pension liability monster that has haunted state finances for a ...

Can you avoid paying retirement taxes by moving to a different state? Though you can technically avoid paying state taxes on retirement income by moving, you'll still be subject to federal taxation, ...