Schools lose millions in funds
In the most austere budget for education in years, Illinois schools will lose $176 million in state money for everything from special education and gifted-student programs to school safety and...
All Stories
DePaul losing top black professor
Dealing Chicago a high-profile loss in the battle for African-American scholars, Michael Eric Dyson, whose broad academic interests range from civil rights to hip-hop, announced Monday that he is leaving...
Underfunded Durkin proves right on money
Underfunded but with plenty of political capital, state Rep. Jim Durkin on Tuesday won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, setting up a November showdown with well-funded Democratic incumbent...
Ryan won’t close door to tax hike
Sounding a cautious note that could be a prelude to tax increases, Gov. George Ryan said Thursday the downturn in the economy will force belt-tightening in Springfield. "Revenues are going...
Protesters turn anger on Muslim Americans
Zeinah Elayyan prays at a mosque a half-block from her house in southwest suburban Bridgeview, but on Thursday she said she was too fearful to step out her front door...
Incentive for low-cost housing
Hoping to spur the construction of low-cost rental housing, the Cook County Board on Thursday voted to expand countywide a program that lowers the assessment rate on new and rehabbed...
Cop shot, fights for life
A bank robbery suspect shot and critically wounded a veteran Chicago police officer Tuesday, holding the bleeding detective hostage for more than two hours and touching off a tense police...
Cook moves on tax break
The Cook County Board Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a plan to give property tax relief to longtime residents of neighborhoods that are rapidly gentrifying, causing home values and tax...
Deal would keep Terra Museum in Chicago
The Terra Museum of American Art and the non-profit foundation that runs it will remain in Chicago as part of a tentative agreement in a lengthy legal battle over whether...
MORENO BUILDS QUIET BEHIND-SCENES PROFILE
Politics is all about knowing whom to sidle up to, and Joseph Mario Moreno has a knack for rubbing the right elbows. Chicago Ald. Edward Burke is a longtime friend....