There are 9,081 fewer students enrolled in Chicago Public Schools, driven by declines in Black and Hispanic students. The big ...

Monthly Chicago speed camera violations climbed to their highest level in more than three years during July 2025 following ...

The Chicago Teachers Union posted a social media memorial tribute to Assata Shakur, a convicted cop killer who fled to Cuba ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s task force outlined 39 ways to raise up to $1.65 billion to close Chicago’s 2026 budget ...

Illinois’ pension crisis won’t be solved without constitutional reform. Waiting for Tier 1 members to completely leave the ...

Odd-year municipal elections suppress votes. Illinois should follow other states and move them to November to represent the ...

The worst-off neighborhood was the Magnificent Mile on the Near North Side: 41% of its storefronts disappeared in the last 10 ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is shutting down school choice by attacking charter schools, hurting Black and Latino families who ...

New taxes on Uber, automatic property tax hikes and higher liquor taxes are all being pushed as Chicago leaders seek to spend ...

Illinois students could be denied donor-funded scholarships for tutoring and other academic services because opponents are ...

Illinois Federation of Teachers has funneled over $11 million into the campaigns of 135 current members of the Illinois ...

Illinois families hoping to buy a home face a tough reality: rising prices pushing once-affordable communities out of reach.