If Illinois state lawmakers are not going to spend the $3.3 billion sitting in the state’s road fund, drivers should get a ...

Legalizing additional dwelling units citywide would bring more housing choices, lower costs and help Chicagoans stay in the neighborhoods they love.

The Illinois State Board of Education is giving school districts an incentive to study consolidation, but a flawed process ...

District 146 Educators Council has voted to authorize a strike. If an agreement is not reached, teachers in Tinley Park could ...

Illinois companies announced 1,065 mass layoffs in August. Minority-owned Diverse Facility Solutions, headquartered in Alsip, ...

Federal help is needed in Chicago, but it should be professional law enforcement and encompass the entire justice system.

Chicago’s pension systems carry over $53 billion in debt, leaving taxpayers with rising bills and no reform in sight.

Teachers in the 10th-largest school district in Illinois may be on the picket lines instead of in classrooms with students on ...

The Chicago Teachers Union exerts power not only over the city of Chicago, but also statewide. Southern Illinois schools and ...

Illinois' high property taxes hurt the economy, particularly in communities already struggling. When government overtaxes, ...

Third grade is a critical year for young readers, predicting the success of their future education. See how well your local ...

Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dropped by 3.2% in May. Still, nearly 2 million Illinoisans relied on federal food aid, with participation rates exceeding 30% in some ...