Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter said CTU needs to be more involved in other school districts. That means ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed seven bills that expand the ability of professionals to work in Illinois. Lawmakers need ...

Welfare programs are structured poorly and punish people for working to climb out of poverty. An estimated 710,000 ...

While Illinois families face one of the nation’s highest unemployment rates, the nation’s highest property taxes and the ...

The Chicago City Council will allow residential developments near public transit to build without imposing parking space ...

Illinois saw 1,782 mass layoffs in June. Two merged Chicago job search firms, Monster and CareerBuilder, is sending 390 ...

Ellen is a Senior Fellow for the Institute, helping analyze state and local issues, with a particular interest in government reform in the City of Chicago. Ellen is a Senior Lecturer Emerita on ...

Congress just put work requirements in place for some receiving federal health care and food assistance benefits. What does ...

More Illinois suburbs are ditching red-light cameras. Drivers should celebrate after the devices have issued over $1.5 ...

Illinois state lawmakers listened to teachers unions and killed school choice for over 15,000 low-income students in 2023. Now Congress has restored a scholarship program for needy kids, but Illinois ...

Legalizing additional dwelling units across Chicago would expand housing options, support families and boost affordability ...