The truth is, I had always had a good educational upbringing, and a good family. But the allure of the streets just got me at ...

Illinois’ inefficient spending on its transportation needs led the state to spend more as its roads got worse. But there is a ...

Illinois’ Tier 2 is a great retirement benefit for long-term state workers. But those who don’t spend their careers in ...

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees’ questionable spending, as revealed in its own federal ...

Kane County voters sent a strong message by voting down a sales tax increase on April 1. They joined voters in several ...

A current union-negotiated contract with Illinois state government gives out-of-the-norm health benefits to government ...

House Bill 2827 would extensively regulate both homeschools and private schools in ways that could seriously violate ...

The average Chicago Public Schools teacher will see their salary increase to more than $114,000 by the 2027-2028 school year.

Illinois state lawmakers are trying to ban landlords from using credit histories to judge potential tenants. Doing so could ...

Other cities unleashed small-scale housing. Chicago buried it in red tape. Now it’s hurting renters, seniors and working ...

Of the 947 Illinois mass layoffs, 618 hit Chicago after six companies cut workers. The closure of security services provider ...

Our decision to homeschool was really birthed out of necessity. My oldest was struggling in the public school system. He has ...