SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Gov. Bruce Rauner received late Monday a bill aimed at resolving the state's public education funding crisis, and his office said he plans to take "swift action." The ...

As CPS grapples with a massive budget deficit, new state figures show the gap between what CPS has and what it needs is ...

State Senator Paul Faraci announced that 12 school districts across the area will receive over $4 million in evidence-based ...

Eight school districts across Central Illinois will receive over $3 million in funding on top of the base funding that the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Boys & Girls Clubs across the state of Illinois face an economic crisis, as lost federal funding continues to have a significant impact on working families. While the ...

For disabled Chicagoans transit is a way to get to work, attend school, access medical care, visit family and be part of the community.

The FY26 budget cuts tens of millions of dollars of funding to housing programs, including the governor’s signature program designed to end homelessness in Illinois.

“I just hope that somehow they can get their funding,” Jackson said. Susanna Wickham, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago, said that 30 percent of their budget last year consisted of grants.