The American Federation of Teachers’ recent federal filing showed just 36% of the national union’s spending was on ...

A new Cook County state’s attorney inherits crime problems aggravated by her predecessor, Kim Foxx. Eileen O’Neill Burke ...

The Illinois Education Association is the largest statewide teachers union in Illinois. But less than 15% of its in spending ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing to expand the 20 “sustainable community schools” in the district. But the model doesn’t ...

Over 1 million Illinois families will put turkey on the table this Thanksgiving with the help of federal food assistance, ...

Chicago’s 2025 budget has a nearly $1 billion hole. Mayor Brandon Johnson has only proposed tax hikes. But when personnel ...

The Chicago Teachers Union wails about schools closing, but it is the union’s actions that have been solely responsible for ...

Public records show the Chicago Teachers Union and other union entities pay Stacy Davis Gates a very healthy salary. But ...

Nearly half of the Illinois job losses in October resulted from True Value Co. declaring bankruptcy. Chicago led the state ...

October job numbers for Illinois remained disappointing, with an unemployment rate that was third highest in the nation.

Chicago’s violent crime hit the second-highest level in the past five years. Aggravated assaults increased the most during ...

Residents in Central Illinois are feeling sticker shock from exponential property tax growth. One woman’s $756 property tax ...