A new study says Illinois is not the place to be for retirement.

The personal finance website WalletHub has released the report “2024’s Best and Worst States to Retire.” Researchers analyzed 46 metrics to determine their ranking, including cost of living, life expectancy and crime rate.

Mayor Brandon Johnson dodged what might have been an embarrassing defeat by opting Wednesday not to ask his City Council allies to reaffirm their symbolic commitment to police reform and accountability.

At issue was an arbitrator’s ruling allowing police officers recommended for firings or suspensions over one year to bypass the Police Board and take their cases to arbitration.

At Pierce Elementary School in Edgewater on Tuesday, Chicago Public Schools officials again addressed fears of school closures swirling among some district families since the Chicago Board of Education voted late last year to transition away from policies that “drive student enrollment away from neighborhood schools” and ensure neighborhood schools are “fully-resourced.”

It’s not clear yet, and won’t be until June, what “fully-resourced” means.

The gray, rusted doors to a Ford Heights community center lead to a temporary library space some volunteers cobbled together. The small room contains three computers, a rug and shelves that hold about 100 book donations – everything from colorful children’s novels to a navy blue Britannica encyclopedia set.

“This is all we have right now in the community. Nothing else,” said Ladell Jones, president of the volunteer Ford Heights Library Board.