The measure would prohibit most student cell phone use in class. Illinois is one of only eight states with no state law governing cell phone use in schools. UPDATE, July 28: Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ...

The Illinois Policy Institute conservatively estimates that the hikes will cost tollway users an additional $17 billion ...

The union embraces political spending tactics the Chicago Teachers Union uses in an effort to further its political goals.

Not all of the nearly 3,100 bills introduced this year in Springfield aim at top voter concerns. Illinois sales taxes near top in U.S. Chicago will have one of the highest big-city rates in the ...

The Illinois Supreme Court found in 1988 that the department’s ruling violated the state constitution’s Article IX Uniformity Clause. Virtually identical products cannot constitutionally be taxed ...

The state board of education approved a comprehensive plan to guide school districts on evidence-based math instruction. Illinois recently approved a “numeracy plan” designed to strengthen teaching ...

Illinois' 0.2% digital asset transaction tax applies to all trades, including losing ones, impacting market liquidity. Grant ...

IFT represents educators in more than 200 districts across Illinois. But teachers’ zip codes dictate how much support they actually get from the union.

The proposed amendments would allow greater housing density, eliminate garage mandates and reduce approval hurdles for new developments. Rockford is one city council vote away from making it easier ...