Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal analyst. State lawmakers sent Gov. JB Pritzker a $55.2 billion budget on May 31 that ...

As the Trump administration’s illegal funding freeze triggers a nationwide cuts to public schools, the Democrats and union ...

Southwest Side Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) wants to raise the threshold for approving City Hall borrowing from a simple majority, ...

THURSDAY’s ANSWER: Gov. JB Pritzker made the first large contribution to jumpstart the Better Government Association’s ...

Clerk Spyropoulos grew up on Chicago’s South Side, attended Chicago Public School and took an early interest in public service. She earned a law degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a ...

CHICAGO The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state’s college access and financial aid agency, is pleased to ...

Financial problems are piling up at Chicago Public Schools, amid the district’s growing budget deficit and more cuts from the ...

As Zohran Mamdani rises, are American Democrats in Israel, who hold liberalism and Zionism as key values, being pushed out of ...

In 2023, Atlanta created a new quasi-public entity to co-develop mixed-income housing on city-owned land. In 2024, Rhode Island voters and the Massachusetts legislature funded pilot projects to test ...

Chicago Public Schools announced a second round of summer layoffs Friday, laying off 1,458 employees to adjust for enrollment ...

Chicago Public Schools announced layoffs of more than 1,400 district workers, including over 400 teachers, on Friday.

Chicago Public Schools laid off nearly 1,500 teachers and staff members on Friday, citing changes in school enrollment and ...