Real Clear Policy: Illinois School Choice Is Very Popular, but ...
Want to get angry about politics and politicians? Few things set people off as much as popular ideas and programs getting squelched by politicians listening to powerful, monied special interests. Which is happening at present to a very popular school choice program: Illinois’ Invest in Kids.
Center Square: Suspect who shot Illinois trooper hit by police vehicle before being apprehended
Video released of the shooting that left an Illinois State Police trooper injured shows the suspect being apprehended after being hit by a law enforcement vehicle.
Chicago Tribune: Aldermen support March referendum on real estate transfer tax, sending ordinance to full City Council
The Rules Committee approved the revamped “Bring Chicago Home” measure that offers a tiered tax rate on all property sales.
Sun-Times: Chicago restaurants still add pandemic-spurred surcharges to your bill
More Chicago restaurants may resort to service fees as the city phases out the tipped-worker subminimum wage.
NBC Chicago: Business owners seek to protect themselves from ‘crash and grab' burglaries
When a stolen Jeep Cherokee crashed into the windows of Round Two Chicago, a Wicker Park clothing and shoe store, Tuesday morning just before 4:30 am, it was the latest in a series of what are now being called “crash and grab” robberies targeting businesses that sell high-end footwear.
WCIA: 2023 Report Card shows graduation rates differ among genders, mentors ready to help
Some mentors are helping Champaign County students through it all, especially after seeing recent graduation rates from the 2023 Illinois Report Card.