The Trump administration’s freezing of $790 million in federal research funding for Northwestern University has left ...

CPS officials are proposing to “delay” hiring librarians, nurses and staff needed to reduce class sizes, vindicating warnings ...

State lawmakers sent Gov. JB Pritzker a $55.2 billion budget on May 31 that raises $1 billion in new revenue and increases ...

With electric prices going up, advocates tried — and failed — to reform the energy sector - “Heading into the end of the legislative ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed a $55.2 billion dollar budget for 2026. It includes a boost for public schools, but not ...

Dig down about a mile or two in parts of the United States and you’ll start to see the remains of an ancient ocean. The ...

State lawmakers voted to end Illinois' 1% grocery tax, but here in Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to extend the grocery tax into 2026, in attempt to help balance the budget.

The Illinois General Assembly sent Chicago transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff, adjourning without sending a funding ...

The school's flagship campus, which has the second largest number of international students of all public universities in the ...

The former head of the Department of Government Efficiency said the president's budget package was a "disgusting abomination." ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk blasted President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill of tax cuts and spending plans just days ...

Chicago-area transit agencies face a $771 million budget gap. Absent state action, they’re warning about a 40 percent ...