Yet 40% remain below grade level in reading and 60% in math. Reading proficiency improved and the high school graduation rate ...

The Chicago Teachers Union achieved a 40% success rate during the 104th Illinois General Assembly, lobbying on 59 bills.

Republican governors also rejected legislation passed by legislatures their own party controls. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe ...

Sixty judges are up for retention in Cook County. They each need 60% of the vote to remain in office. Sixty Cook County circuit judges are seeking retention in the Nov. 3 election, and additional ...

The governor stands by his increase despite Illinois’ unemployment rate averaging third-highest in the U.S. In an ad for his campaign for governor, J.B. Pritzker says raising Illinois’ minimum wage to ...

Voters will see at least 51 binding referenda on taxes or bond issues in local governments across the state. Voters will have a direct say over taxes through at least 53 ballot questions across the ...