The recently appointed deputy mayor discusses enticing employers to Chicago neighborhoods, the Obama Library, and how she fits into the Emanuel administration. Read more
Services available for children in pre-kindergarten years are on the decline. But they're arguably a better, or at least more efficient, investment than K-12 education. Read more
Contrary to a certain governor's statements, CPS schools are improving along several independent measures of school performance—outpacing the rest of Illinois' schools. Read more
Downstate voters are more likely to approve of his performance, and of how things are going where they live—but they're also much less likely to like it there. Read more