Superintendent salaries often do not reflect the district’s size, wealth or student performance. School district consolidation could help fix that.

Illinois school district superintendent pay topped out at $537,197 in 2024. See your local superintendent's salary here. Use the table below to look up how much your local superintendent cost ...

There are 9,081 fewer students enrolled in Chicago Public Schools, driven by declines in Black and Hispanic students. The big drop ends a blip in annual enrollment declines.

Monthly Chicago speed camera violations climbed to their highest level in more than three years during July 2025 following Mayor Brandon Johnson’s introduction of 22 new cameras. More cameras in new ...

Illinois’ pension crisis won’t be solved without constitutional reform. Waiting for Tier 1 members to completely leave the system would take decades and cost taxpayers billions in unsustainable ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is shutting down school choice by attacking charter schools, hurting Black and Latino families who rely on them. Their actions put power over student success.

Gov. Pritzker orders state agencies to cut 4%, blaming President Trump for a slowing economy, but Illinois’ woes started long before Trump.

The Chicago Teachers Union posted a social media memorial tribute to Assata Shakur, a convicted cop killer who fled to Cuba and was wanted as a terrorist. It drew sharp condemnation from Chicago ...

The worst-off neighborhood was the Magnificent Mile on the Near North Side: 41% of its storefronts disappeared in the last 10 years.

Reporting suggests Dems' chief concern is not disenfranchising even more voters, but facing increased competition for their own seats.

New taxes on Uber, automatic property tax hikes and higher liquor taxes are all being pushed as Chicago leaders seek to spend $1 billion more than they will have.

Illinois Federation of Teachers has funneled over $11 million into the campaigns of 135 current members of the Illinois General Assembly.