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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

The second installment of Cook County property taxes should have been paid Aug. 1. The county can’t get the calculations completed, so the bills are on hold.