On Nov. 5 Illinoisans will vote to elect two Illinois Supreme Court justices and nine appellate court justices, and whether ...

Chicago transit ridership is barely 60% of pre-COVID levels while the budget is 30% higher, now they face a $577 million ...

You will see a survey on the Nov. 5 election regarding Illinois taxes. Lawmakers can then use the results to see how voters ...

For the second year in a row, student enrollment has slightly increased in Chicago Public Schools. But the effects of a ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is backing various candidates for Chicago Board of Education. CTU has donated more than $700,000 ...

The Acero Schools charter network is closing seven of its 15 charter schools in the Chicago Public Schools district. Blame ...

Chicago led Illinois for mass layoffs in September after Amazon announced it was closing its Goose Island fulfillment center. Illinois companies announced 781 mass layoffs in September, with more ...

Lauren is a policy researcher at the Illinois Policy Institute. Before joining the policy team at IPI, Lauren worked as a business plan writer, a marketing consultant, and a teaching and research ...

Staffing in Chicago Public Schools increased 20% as the number of students dropped 10.5%. Employee growth has not included regular classroom teachers. Chicago Public Schools added 7,786 workers to ...

Chicago Public Schools instructional and operational spending reached all-time highs while academic outcomes stagnate. Average spending per student in Chicago Public Schools has soared in recent ...

Chicago Public Schools enrollment dropped 80,900 from the 2011-2012 school year to 2023-2024. But staffing increased by over 2,500 and costs rose $3.5 billion. Chicago Public Schools has hired ...

Not even 20% of CTU’s spending went to representing its members during its 2023-2024 fiscal year, according to its own federal reporting. The Chicago Teachers Union’s federal report on its ...