The nation’s report card was just released and shows Illinois students continue to struggle to meet proficiency standards in ...

The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools entered the “fact finding” phase of negotiations in January 2025. Here’s what that means, whether Chicago students might be out of class, when and ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan collected a pension worth $158,000 in 2024 while facing a federal corruption ...

Chicago residents reported 28,443 violent crimes during 2024. Attacks and threats were both up, with aggravated assaults ...

Rapid growth in government jobs during 2024 did little to fix the downward trajectory of union membership in Illinois. Just ...

Illinois continues to maintain a sluggish job market and high unemployment. The December unemployment rate was third highest ...

Lilly Rossi is an intern with the Illinois Policy Institute. She recently graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s in Political Science and Communications.

Illinois could be in the top 10 states for social mobility instead of the bottom 40 with fairer licensing, less taxation and more educational opportunities CHICAGO (Jan. 28, 2025) – In Illinois ...

Some Illinois school boards allow all resident children – including private and homeschooled kids – to participate in district activities. That should be the case for all taxpaying families in ...

CHICAGO (Jan. 27, 2025) – Today, the legal team for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wrapped its defense against his federal corruption charges, which include bribery, wire fraud and ...