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Illinois Reparations Commission Releases Landmark Report on Historic and Ongoing Harms to Black Residents

The commission released the report during the 100th anniversary year of Black History Month, noting the legacy of historian Carter G. Woodson, who founded Negro History Week in 1926. #landmark #report

Report Finds Gaps in Illinois Early Childhood System Ahead of New Agency Launch

Researchers say the report is meant to serve as a baseline as the state transitions to the new Department of Early Childhood. #childhood #report

Chicago Flips Red calls for audit after public schools report

Chicago Flips Red founder Zoe Leigh called for a forensic audit of Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Board of Education. #

Chicago minority, low-income students struggling to make testing grade

At the high school level, just 32% of low-income 11th graders read at grade level and 17% proved to be competent in math. #tests #students

NPR Journalist Natalie Y. Moore to Keynote Skyway Writers Festival at Prairie State College

Students from eight Skyway member colleges submitted original works in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama/screenplay categories for this year’s competition. #writiers #festival

Gun Violence Prevention Group Grades Illinois Lawmakers on 2025 Gun Safety Record

“Our Gun Safety Report Card helps the public understand which lawmakers supported reforms to save lives — and which lawmakers sided with the gun lobby instead." #gunsafety #report

Report Warns Illinois’ Water System is Broken, Calls for Urgent Reform

The study, Divided Waters, examines the Lake Michigan Service Area, which spans 284 municipalities across seven counties and serves more than 5.5 million residents. #watersystem

Illinois Schools Show Progress Since Pandemic, But Gaps and Mental Health Struggles Remain

The biennial report, The State We’re In 2025, tracks 15 years of data on funding, enrollment, staffing, affordability, and student outcomes from early childhood through higher education. #mentalhealth

Aldermen call for transparency as Chicago wrestles with deficit over $1 billion

Alderman Samantha Nugent asked to see a $3 million budget analysis prepared for the city by Ernst & Young. Alderman Brendan Reilly repeated Nugent’s question to Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman. #deficit

Analyst: Chicago, St. Louis inflation problems reflect Illinois struggles

According to the report, two of the five major metropolitan areas with the biggest inflation problems have a large footprint in Illinois. #inflation

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