Center Square: Educational group calls Invest in Kids test scores report deeply flawed
An educational nonprofit is highly critical of a report on Illinois tax credit scholarship recipients’ test scores.
Sun-Times: Is Trump still on Illinois ballot? What to know after judge rules to remove his name
A Cook County judge on Wednesday ordered former President Donald Trump’s name off Illinois’ primary ballot. But early voting for the March 19 primary election is already underway.
Chicago Tribune: ComEd bribery sentencings postponed while Supreme Court reviews Indiana corruption case
A federal judge agreed to postpone the sentencings of four people convicted last year for a nearly decade-long conspiracy to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on an Indiana corruption case.
Chicago Tribune: City and state quickly move thousands of migrants from shelters into homes across the South and West sides. But will they stay?
Migrants across the city are leaving shelters in droves, their belongings stuffed in trash bags they load into Übers or Lyfts, which they’ve often arranged themselves to head to new homes.
Daily Herald: Palatine mayor touts fiscal success in State of the Village address
Palatine is spending its residents’ tax dollars wisely and well, Mayor Jim Schwantz and Village Manager Reid Ottesen said Wednesday during the annual State of the Village event.
WCIA: Central Illinois gets millions for pre-apprenticeship programming
Several organizations in Central Illinois are getting funding from the state to expand the number and diversity of workers in trade professions.