Illinois’ university system is losing students to other states as prices per student top the nation. The system and its ...

The Educational Choice for Children Act continues to progress after it was included in the budget reconciliation bill passed ...

A new Chicago ordinance will remove college degree requirements for most city jobs. The measure breaks down employment ...

Illinois students are struggling to meet proficiency standards on state assessments. Instead of working to improve student learning, the state wants to lower standards to hide the crisis.

Adding sales taxes to services is limited in the U.S., with 46 states not generally taxing services. Illinois may break from ...

As Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker positions himself as the foil to President Donald Trump, a look at his record as governor is telling. What it is telling is not good.

Outcomes for Illinoisans have dropped since Gov. J.B. Pritzker took office. The nation’s Democrats need to see where he’s ...

Illinois state lawmakers must be super speed readers, because who would vote on something they hadn’t read? They were given ...

Illinois is the most inefficient state in the Midwest and the 14th-most inefficient in the country. That’s driven in part by ...

Illinois lawmakers could still pass expensive changes to newer state worker pensions using a “gut and replace” maneuver. The ...

Since 2020, 84% of Illinois communities have lost population. Small towns were hit hardest by population declines in 2024, ...

Despite Illinois law setting clear budget rules, lawmakers routinely fast-track last-minute, backroom deals, keeping voters ...