With Chicago Public Schools facing a $529 million budget deficit, the teachers union president says Chicago needs to stand up ...

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

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

Demographic shifts mean that Chicago’s increasingly diverse young workforce is financing the retirements of older generations ...

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 ...

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

HE’s DOING IT: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is set to announce on Thursday that he’ll seek a third term in 2026, leaving open ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's finance team estimated the initial cost would be $52 million in 2027. Budget watchdogs warned it will add billions to the city's pension liability.

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 ...

CPS Board President Sean Harden joins us to discuss the search for a new schools CEO, what the community wants in a leader, ...

Chicago Public Schools officials on Friday announced more than 160 layoffs, and the elimination of more than 200 vacant ...

The survey of about 2,700 respondents also found that people want the next schools chief to be a good communicator.