Gov. Pritzker claims the $15 minimum wage helped Illinois workers. Data shows state job levels remain below 2018 peaks while ...

Voters in several Illinois counties will weigh in on a proposed new sales tax, pitched as a funding source for schools.

Yet 40% remain below grade level in reading and 60% in math. Reading proficiency improved and the high school graduation rate ...

Over half of Chicago Public Schools students are below grade level in math and reading, despite an 83% graduation rate.

CTU spending funnels millions into politics, while the teachers union leaves less than 19% of its budget for teachers.

The Chicago Teachers Union achieved a 40% success rate during the 104th Illinois General Assembly, lobbying on 59 bills.

Compare the 2026 Chicago school board president candidates to see where they stand on spending, taxes, and charter schools.

Republican governors also rejected legislation passed by legislatures their own party controls. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe ...

Chicago crime and poverty are connected: poorer neighborhoods account for 63% of violent crime—but job creation can break the ...

Illinois is about to lock in a new map of tax-favored neighborhoods for the next decade. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration ...

Chicagoans live in poverty. Data shows education and family structure impact Illinois poverty rates and economic mobility the ...

Halloween trick-or-treat hours for Illinois cities, including Chicago, Arlington Heights, Peoria, Springfield and more.