Chicago Teachers Union leaders fought members, a Congressional inquiry and a potential U.S. Department of Labor investigation over audits. Now we know why.
Chicago Public Schools’ school choice experiment is working: students at the city’s selective enrollment schools are thriving.
Illinois lawmakers gave money to venues for plays, concerts and weddings – without explaining why private concerns deserved public money.
A new federal program would provide donor funds to school children in Illinois. But the governor must allow it.
Taxpayers usually get told what raise they will receive. They also get told what raises they will give: to state lawmakers, and by those same lawmakers.
A warehouse and supply chain company and clothing company gave the Chicago collar counties the bulk of Illinois’ mass layoffs in December.
Who owns Soldier Field? Why do taxpayers still owe millions? What would a move mean for Chicago’s budget? Answers about a potential Bears move.
Voters in 32 counties get to say whether they think the state should let public and private schoolchildren benefit from donated funds.
Illinois’ broken budget process allocated taxpayer dollars to an art group best known for its floating exhibit on the Chicago River.
Causes, costs, how to set the state free
Expect a progressive tax, higher education spending and a Bears stadium to be high on the agenda for Illinois state lawmakers.