State Board: More Funds Needed For Education
Illinois lawmakers are hearing pitches for more money for schools.
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Illinois lawmakers are hearing pitches for more money for schools.
Metra's chairman said Friday that she is not going anywhere, and will fight legislation intended to sweep out the agency's current directors, and limit the pay and perks that future transit board members can get.
More all-male and all-female schools, and an increased focus on college preparatory programs, are all on Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's education agenda.
Amazon.com has cut ties with its Illinois affiliates in the wake of a new law requiring such online stores to collect sales taxes.
Scott Lee Cohen can't get the political bug out of his system.
Early voting begins this coming Monday for aldermanic run-off elections in 14 Chicago wards.
It is time for our quadrennial political game of Survivor. Right about now the contestants for this game will begin to line up.
Union leaders say they are mounting a major counter-attack against Republicans nationwide, after Wisconsin lawmakers succeeded in stripping nearly all collective bargaining rights.
Wisconsin lawmakers have approved a controversial measure to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public employees and Gov. Scott Walker says he'll sign it as soon as possible.
Internet shoppers in Illinois will soon find themselves having to pay sales tax on some purchases they make online, under a new state law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday.
Ald. Willie Cochran (20th) is trying to show his support is rising as he faces a re-election challenge from a high-profile challenger.
Drivers in Chicago could soon have a few more seconds to slow down and avoid tickets from red light cameras.
Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) is stepping down as chairman of the City Council Black Caucus.
The proposal to strip collective bargaining rights from state employees may have passed the Wisconsin senate, but the battle is far from over.
In Springfield Wednesday, the law was doing it's best to lobby for pre-school funding.
