Not even 20% of CTU’s spending went to representing its members during its 2023-2024 fiscal year, according to its own ...

Staffing in Chicago Public Schools increased 20% as the number of students dropped 10.5%. Employee growth has not included ...

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans – or nearly 1 in 6 – received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in June 2024.

Chicago Public Schools Board of Education candidates have varying positions on school choice, according to a Chicago ...

Illinoisans will be asked to vote on three advisory questions in the election Nov. 5. Here is what voters should know.

Illinois’ job market outpaced the national average during August. But 13 of Illinois’ 15 metropolitan areas continued to have ...

Illinois drivers are expected to pay nearly $2 billion in state gas taxes by the end of the year, more than twice what they ...

Chicago’s violent crime increased to the highest level in the past five years. Aggravated assaults increased the most in the ...

The current Chicago ordinance on separate residences on the same lot puts extra limits on the Southeast, South and West sides ...

Illinois towns have started passing local grocery taxes that will take affect once the state grocery tax phases out in 2026.

The Chicago Board of Education’s five-year plan includes redefining student success and ending school ranking based on ...

Illinois is doing away with the statewide grocery tax. Look below to see how much taxpayers in your town or county will save ...