On Nov. 5 Illinoisans will vote to elect two Illinois Supreme Court justices and nine appellate court justices, and whether ...

Chicago transit ridership is barely 60% of pre-COVID levels while the budget is 30% higher, now they face a $577 million ...

You will see a survey on the Nov. 5 election regarding Illinois taxes. Lawmakers can then use the results to see how voters ...

For the second year in a row, student enrollment has slightly increased in Chicago Public Schools. But the effects of a ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is backing various candidates for Chicago Board of Education. CTU has donated more than $700,000 ...

The Acero Schools charter network is closing seven of its 15 charter schools in the Chicago Public Schools district. Blame ...

Apprenticeships are a great alternative to a college degree, and there is high demand in Illinois. They can help the 177,000 Illinois youths who are out of work and out of school. There’s a ...

Eric Allie is Spiderman. Shhhh!

Chicago Public Schools’ instructional and operational spending both reached all-time highs. Did the extra money improve student learning? Nope. Average spending per student in Chicago Public ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is required to provide an annual audit to members under its own internal rules. It hasn’t done so for over four years. Members are suing to see what the union bosses ...

Lauren is a policy researcher at the Illinois Policy Institute. Before joining the policy team at IPI, Lauren worked as a business plan writer, a marketing consultant, and a teaching and research ...