Chicago gang crime declined to its lowest level in the past two decades in 2023, but the numbers may be more about gangs ...

After getting his start in the Cabrini Green public housing development, Joel Hamernick has spent 30 years working with gangs ...

Voters in Lemont Township are taking up the pension crisis, gerrymandering and unfunded mandates. The township voted to put ...

Colorado lawmakers passed an act in 2012 to focus on early literacy development and the science of reading. Its fourth ...

Chicago Transit Authority Green Line riders were the most likely to be crime victims for the 12 months ending in September.

The nation’s longest-serving legislative speaker, a woman who called herself “super mayor” and a collection of other ...

Illinois House Bill 5896 would require more detailed reporting of how Springfield spends taxpayer money. It improves ...

You might celebrate the holiday season by indulging in not-so-healthy habits. State lawmakers are encouragingly discouraging ...

Chicago’s public pension contributions remain lower than what actuaries say is needed to pay benefits despite a nearly ...

The Chicago Teachers Union played a long game with Acero charter schools: unionizing them, undermining them and then taking ...

Sales taxes up to 11.5% will greet some Cook County shoppers this holiday season. Illinois averages 8.85% in sales taxes ...

Chicago’s government pension obligations have increased nearly sixfold since 2014, driving up Chicago’s sky-high property ...