Chicago Public Schools enrollment dropped 80,900 from the 2011-2012 school year to 2023-2024. But staffing increased by over ...

The number of administrators and teachers in Illinois public schools has increased while the number of students has declined.

Staffing in Chicago Public Schools increased 20% as the number of students dropped 10.5%. Employee growth has not included ...

Chicago Public Schools instructional and operational spending reached all-time highs while academic outcomes stagnate.

Not even 20% of CTU’s spending went to representing its members during its 2023-2024 fiscal year, according to its own ...

Chicago Public Schools Board of Education candidates have varying positions on school choice, according to a Chicago ...

Illinoisans will be asked to vote on three advisory questions in the election Nov. 5. Here is what voters should know.

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans – or nearly 1 in 6 – received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in June 2024.

Illinois’ job market outpaced the national average during August. But 13 of Illinois’ 15 metropolitan areas continued to have ...

Chicago’s violent crime increased to the highest level in the past five years. Aggravated assaults increased the most in the ...

The current Chicago ordinance on separate residences on the same lot puts extra limits on the Southeast, South and West sides ...

Illinois towns have started passing local grocery taxes that will take affect once the state grocery tax phases out in 2026.