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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

LyLena D. Estabine is a Policy Researcher at the Illinois Policy Institute. She researches housing affordability, pension reform, and poverty alleviation. Her work has appeared in popular outlets like ...

Matt Paprocki is president and CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Anna, and their daughter, Fiona, and son Rocky. Matt earned a degree in business administration ...