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Chance the Rapper donated $1 million to Chicago Public Schools Tuesday. He characterized it as a "call to action", and comes after a meeting with Gov.…
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Grammy-winning artist Chance the Rapper met with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to press for immediate funding for cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools, but…
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Chicago Public Schools officials are seeking a preliminary injunction barring the state of Illinois from disbursing education funds until it adequately…
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Chicago Public Schools officials say they'll restore $15 million of once-frozen discretionary funds to some of the district's poorest schools.The move…
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Chicago's schools are suing Illinois' governor and other state officials over how the state funds schools, claiming it violates the civil rights of the…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner says he'll meet with legislative leaders to negotiate a budget deal, and he's willing to include money he vetoed for Chicago Public…
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In a sign the stalemate in Springfield is as strong as ever, Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill that once had been held up as proof he and Democratic…
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A Chicago high school that would have been named after the nation's first African-American president is a casualty of the deal that prevented a teachers…
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Moody's Investors Service downgraded the debt of Chicago Public Schools on the same day district teachers threatened to strike.The group downgraded CPS's…
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The massive unfunded Illinois pension obligation has made reducing the state's costs a priority for years.An overhaul of retirement benefits for state…