Public Education
Chicago Public Schools watchdog blasts âquestionable, excessive, exorbitantâ travel expenses totaling $7.7 million in 2024Amid growing budget deficits last year, staffers at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) indulged in âquestionable, excessive, and even exorbitantâ expeditions including hot air balloon rides, wildlife safaris and camel rides, a recent analysis concluded. … Read More
Courts
Moody Bible sues Chicago schools for religious discriminationThe Chicago Board of Public Education is barring Christian students from receiving necessary student-teacher classroom experiences, argues a new lawsuit from The Moody Bible Institute. âNo student should lose out… Read More
Government
Assisted suicide bill reaches Illinois governor’s deskÂA bill that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill adults has passed both chambers of the Illinois Legislature and now awaits action from Democrat Gov. J.B. Read More
Public Education
South Carolina, Illinois report cards show stark divide between funding, proficiencyThe newest state report cards are highlighting the disconnect between education funding and academic achievement. South Carolina and Illinois have just released their 2024-25 state report cards, and despite spending… Read More
Public Education
High superintendent pay fuels debate over Illinois school consolidation(The Center Square) â A new Illinois Policy Institute report reignites debate over how schools are run and how much top administrators are paid, but one national education expert warns… Read More
Politics
Democrat J.B. Pritzker admits Bidenâs border crisis went away as soon as Trump took office(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker conceded Thursday on Fox News that illegal border crossings dramatically subsided under President Donald Trump. Border crossings have … Read More
Government
Illinois lawmakers push Pritzker on federal school choice program(The Center Square) â Illinois lawmakers are urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to join a new federal school scholarship tax credit program, saying the state âcannot afford to sit on the sidelines.â… Read More
Courts
Federal judge grants Illinois restraining order against Trump for Guard deployment(The Center Square) â A federal judge has granted the state of Illinoisâ request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the Trump administration and the U.S. Army from deploying… Read More
Politics
President Trump says Pritzker, Chicago mayor âshould be in jailâ(The Daily Signal) â President Donald Trump said Illinoisâ Democrat leaders deserve to be in jail for letting crime run rampant in the city. … Read More
Public Education
School consolidation a must for Chicago Public Schools, argues Tribune editorial boardShould Chicago Public Schools (CPS) keep a 900-seat facility open while itâs serving fewer than 30 students? Such âabsurditiesâ only highlight the need for the city… Read More
Courts
Trump admin sues Illinois for giving in-state tuition, scholarships to illegals(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Trump administration is suing Illinois over state laws that allow illegal migrants to score in-state tuition discounts and scholarships as the White House continues… Read More
Public Education
Illinois law forces universities to dispense abortion pills on campus(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed legislation into law on Friday requiring all public colleges and universities in the state to dispense abortion pills… Read More
Politics
Watch: Former Illinois governor blasts Pritzkerâs grandstanding on Chicago crimeFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich excoriated current Gov. J.B. Pritzker for resisting President Donald Trumpâs efforts to reduce Chicago crime. âI hope President Trump comes to Chicago and can do… Read More
Public Education
Watch: Blue state mom lambastes school board for allowing 6â4â male on girlsâ volleyball teamÂKaren Powers called out Illinoisâ largest high school district for allowing a 6-foot-4 male on the girls volleyball team at James B. Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, near Chicago. … Read More
Politics
âYouâre using the same tactics’: JB Pritzker ducks question when pressed on Illinois gerrymandering tactics(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois ducked questions from âMeet the Pressâ host Kristen Welker on Sunday about Illinoisâ heavily-gerrymandered congressional map while claiming Republicans… Read More
Politics
Gerrymandering has little impact nationwide, studies suggestA series of studies from 2022 to 2025 by liberal researchers indicates gerrymandering has minimal impact on U.S. House elections, challenging claims from Democrats this week about partisan advantages. The… Read More
Public Education
80 Illinois schools are âzero-proficiencyâ in math despite above-average spendingEighty Illinois schools don’t have a single student proficient in math, and 24 have no student proficient in reading, despite many schools spending more than the annual state average of… Read More
Public Education
Failure to address dwindling public-school enrollment costing Chicagoans up to $93K per studentChicago taxpayers are paying astronomical sums to maintain âseverely underenrolledâ schools â as much as $93,000 per student, a recent news analysis found. âThe costs are not only financial,â… Read More
Government
Bill legalizing assisted suicide passes Illinois House; future uncertainÂThe Illinois House passed legislation that, if passed by the Senate, could make it the 12th state to legalize assisted suicide. The measure passed 63-42 on May 29, with several… Read More
Public Education
Lawsuit against Chicago Teachers Union proceeds, as observers seek âfull pictureâ of groupâs âradical, political spendingâA judge has allowed a lawsuit against the Chicago Teachers Union to move forward, as the unionâs own members have been suing to demand financial transparency.⯠The lawsuit stems from… Read More