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

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

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

I first started thinking about Dearborn Denim in 2014 because I wanted to get out of my job as a bond trader and start my own ...

Illinois is caught in a sluggish job market with persistently high unemployment. It was third-highest in the U.S. again ...

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

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A massive influx of 112,955 international migrants boosted Illinois population in 2024, new Census Bureau data shows. Buses ...

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

Illinois' unfunded statewide public pension liabilities grew another $1.5 billion in the past year. Better investment returns ...

Chicago became the first city to add its 9% amusement tax when you streamed your favorite holiday shows or Christmas carols.