Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's new initiative to move immigrants out of police stations and into churches began this week, aiming to help around 340 people ahead of the winter months.
Staff Report | Chicago Defender Incarcerated students earned their bachelor’s degree from a top 10 university for the first time in U.S. history. Through Northwestern University’s Northwestern Prison Education Program, 16 students from the Stateville Correctional Center were conferred degrees in front of nearly 300 attendees, including friends and family, Northwestern faculty and fellow Northwestern
The Democratic trifecta in Illinois is poised to end a small school choice program used by less than 10,000 low-income students unless legislators renew it during their veto review session next week.
Enrollment at Illinois community colleges continues to climb for the second straight year according to the annual fall enrollment report, released today by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB). Overall, the Illinois Community College System’s opening Fall 2023 enrollments had an increase in both headcount (+5.7 percent) and full-time equivalent (FTE) (+5.2 percent) from the […]