The well-intentioned law must be adjusted to deny pretrial release to repeat violent offenders and those suspected of violent ...

Illinois food stamp participation hit a decade low in May, falling more than 23% from the previous year, with new federal ...

Chicago Public Schools plans to eliminate assistant principal roles due to budget deficits, a move linked to staffing-first ...

I hope you’ll join me.” A few months ago, I was with my family in Washington, D.C., standing in a dark room in the National ...

Illinois lawmakers got many amendments at the end of the legislative session. In the last nine days of the just-concluded ...

Nearly 1-in-4 students were chronically absent in 2023 at New Trier High School. That dropped by 65% after reforms were ...

The number of homicides in Chicago fell to a more than 10-year low in the most recent recording year. The city saw 440 ...

An outdated state law is meant to prevent injuries, which have significantly decreased, and prevents Illinois from benefiting from an industry worth billions of dollars.

State leaders can take the lead of businesses and residents and work to lessen the burden of corruption and high taxes.

Illinois ranks near the bottom of the country in a report on state government financial transparency. The state was 46 th in ...

Chicago’s July 1 minimum wage increase is a reminder that while such moves are meant to help those most in need, they can ...

Chicago is one of only two major cities — the other one is Fort Worth, Texas — without any term limits on its mayor or city ...