As Chicago Public Schools face a $734 million budget shortfall, some local officials are holding a public hearing over the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois lawmakers met Thursday about the funding crisis at Chicago Public Schools. Lawmakers say they want the district to be fully funded, but don't feel it should all come from the ...

A legislative hearing called to discuss funding issues facing Chicago Public Schools made clear the problems but produced little in the way of solutions.

Illinois lawmakers want to figure out how to close Chicago’s budget gap. However, they did not make any commitments on what aid they would provide to the district and when.

Higher education is facing a watershed moment as colleges and universities are pushed to reduce costs while emphasizing ...

Pritzker said Illinois is the first in the country to provide universal mental health screenings for children in public schools.

Applause, applause: The lawyers’ association honored Biden for his work in office, including his appointments of Black U.S.

Nearly 1,400 department workers are being fired as part of a broad reduction-in-force (RIF) that began on March 11. Days ...

State Rep. La Shawn Ford, who has the endorsement of Davis, and city Treasurer Melissa Conyears Ervin are among the ...

President Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget would combine funding for 18 education programs into one smaller block grant. School liaisons say homeless students need dedicated funding.

San Francisco and Chicago offer a split-screen in 2025: one mayor riding optimism, the other facing record-low approval.

Trump has justified tariffs on goods from Canada, the top U.S. export market, by accusing it of failing to stop the ...