Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Courtney Billittier comes from a long line of ...

The beginning of the school year is always accompanied by a wave of optimism. For students and parents all over Illinois the slate is blank, waiting to record (hopefully) more accomplishments than ...

Illinois' teachers say the state's lawmakers have hit them with a double blow. After years of underfunding the state's contributions to the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System, legislators now are ...