Lonzo Ball Reacts to Big GELO News, Chicago

Lonzo Ball Reacts to Big GELO News

The Ball brothers took the basketball world by storm when they helped Chino Hills become one of the dominant high school teams in recent memory, and now they ha ...

Education Then and Now

Federal, state and local governments provide $878.2 billion, or $17,700 per pupil, to fund K-12 public education, according ...

A Columbia professor’s warning for the University of Minnesota

During my 35 years on the faculty of Columbia University’s renowned journalism school, I’ve occasionally referred to myself ...

Naperville named America's best city to live in for 2025

For the second straight year, Naperville was ranked No. 1 in best cities to live in America. In addition, Naperville, ...

Mayor Johnson has days to find $175M as he lacks votes for CPS pension payment to city

Seven of 20 school board members say they oppose reimbursing the city for the payment. The mayor has until March 31 to settle ...

Trump Has Ordered the Dismantling of the US Education Department. Here’s What That Means

The department has been largely responsible for oversight, enforcing discrimination laws and distributing aid money for ...

Mayor Johnson lacks the votes to compel CPS to make city pension payment, giving him days to find the cash

Seven of 20 school board members say they oppose reimbursing the city for the payment, leaving the mayor without enough yes ...

10 Years After Hunger Strikers Saved Dyett High School, Boys Basketball Team Wins State Title

A 34-day hunger strike led to Dyett reopening as a neighborhood arts school with a $14 million investment. Beyond its sports ...

Sixteen things to get you ready for Kentucky’s 2025 Boys’ Sweet 16 basketball tournament

Like his predecessor Travis Perry, Moreno signed with the University of Kentucky. He hopes to follow in Perry’s footsteps by ...

CPS, Illinois State Board of Education Under Federal Investigation Over Title IX Violation Allegations

The U.S. Department of Education has launched investigations into Chicago Public Schools, the Illinois State Board of Education and Deerfield Public Schools alleging violations of sex discrimination.

Late philanthropist Ann Lurie’s last local home hits the market

The Gold Coast co-op is listed privately for $3.75 million; Lurie was the widow of real estate investor Robert Lurie.

Ernest Crim's 'How Black History Can Save Your Life' Now Available

Ernest Crim's book, How Black History Can Save Your Life, prior to its release, was in the top 0.08 percent of all Amazon ...

When March Madness meets the transfer portal, the world’s biggest scouting combine erupts

They are playing for more than trips to the Final Four and a chance to cut down the nets at March Madness. It is also a chance to see and be seen by other teams. The transfer portal opened Monday, ...

Visitor gets modern-day view of Moscow

When an invitation from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the renowned Professor Alexander Dugin to visit them in Moscow arrived in my inbox, it was actually the culmination of a series of ...

Trump loves his free speech

President Donald Trump and the GOP have called themselves the party of free speech. But since taking office, the president has been ...

For tax dollars and jobs, rural Illinois embraces data centers

Illinois towns are likely to embrace data center developments in exchange for property tax revenue and a few hundred jobs.

Illinois loses jobs in January, metro areas lag U.S. job growth

Illinois’ job market continued to struggle in January as the national economy grew. The job troubles were seen in eight of ...

How Jerry Wilson transformed the D.C. police

Donald E. Graham, former publisher of The Washington Post, was a patrolman with the Metropolitan Police Department from ...

Health coverage for Chicago area immigrants jeopardized in Gov. Pritzker’s budget proposal

Nearly 33,000 Illinoisans without legal status — including 22,000 in Cook County — could be left without health care if ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tries to chart a path for national Democrats to counter Trump

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is touring the state to defend working-class people affected by the Trump administration and advocating for universal health care and a higher federal minimum wage.

The uphill battle to bring women into construction jobs could be lost under Trump

This story was originally published at The 19th. For decades, women have worked diligently to carve out a space in the ...

3 Chicago suburbs named among best places to live in America for 2025

Three Chicago suburbs were named among the best places to live in America for 2025, according to a new ranking.

Meet the woman hired to lure workers to Cedar Rapids area

Jodi Schafer started in January as the new talent attraction director hired by the Collaborative Growth Initiative — a ...

California's Major Metros See Widespread Job Losses in Latest Employment Data

All but two of California’s major metros had annual job losses in January. All but two of California’s major metros had job ...