She was the first African-American to win a Pulitzer Prize, and her gentle spirit provided a powerful voice in modern American literature.
This grocery tax elimination proposal is a pretty darned solid play by Gov. Pritzker on multiple political and legislative levels.
New bipartisan measures aimed at ensuring the preservation of family farms in the event of a family member’s death were announced Wednesday after years of attempting to reform the Illinois Estate and Generation Transfer Tax Act.
Generally, when running a government body, it’s not great when a decision to potentially spend more than $4 billion fits the description “disappointing and inexplicable,” but here we are.
Rich Miller: It’s becoming more clear, despite his initial promises, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s aim has been to pull back from the task of accepting and caring for the continuing influx of asylum-seekers and return to his progressive agenda.
For years, enrollment in Illinois’ public schools has been on the decline, but the number of English Learners (ELs) – students in PreK through 12th grade who require additional programming to develop academic English enabling their full participation in school – is on the rise.
EOI: With a unanimous ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court allowed Rock Falls leaders – and municipal officials statewide – a sigh of relief.
Viewpoint: Illinois must make a significant commitment to establishing a statewide system for preparing and developing effective leaders, crucial for retaining high-quality teachers who can meet students’ learning needs and drive organizational and instructional improvements.
Miller: One of the bigger state budget expansion fights we could see play out in Springfield this spring is the creation of a permanent $300 Child Income Tax Credit.