Job gains in Illinois’ metropolitan areas were off to a slow start in 2024. Six areas remain behind where they were before ...

Illinois employment growth lagged the nation and neighboring states in March 2024. Unemployment was third highest in the U.S.

Chicago Public Schools’ 20 ‘sustainable community schools’ perform worse on average than other Chicago public schools in ...

The Chicago Teachers Union prides itself as a leader in “bargaining for the common good” – unionspeak for contract demands ...

Chronic absenteeism has been bad across the nation since the pandemic, but in Chicago it’s worse. That hurts students’ ...

Illinois remains the nation’s second-most corrupt state, but despite keeping prosecutors busy the political machine keeps ...

Jobs are the best way to escape poverty, but the workplace will continue to change rapidly. To ensure Illinoisans don’t lose ...

What’s really held Englewood back as a community is there’s not a lot of male mentors. A lot of us grew up without fathers ...

St. Bede School in Ingleside will shut its doors without the support from Invest in Kids scholarships. Even a $500K ...

Assaults were up 7% for the year ended in March. Black Chicagoans were 5 times more likely to be assaulted, with Black women ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has moved on from his failed tax hike and found a good answer to Chicago’s housing affordability issue.

A new survey of economic indicators ranks Illinois 48th in the nation on 15 measures. High taxes, slow economic growth, ...