Schools across Lake County are seeing modest increases in student performance on standardized tests, newly released 2022 Illinois School Report Card data shows. And that s likely the result of intervention efforts by school districts to provide struggling students with more resources, officials say.
According to the Illinois board of education’s funding formula, Chicago will receive a smaller than expected share of new state education funding this year.
Conservative Republican Darren Bailey wins the chance to take on Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker in November. U.S. Rep. Sean Casten takes Democratic nod for Congress, while Catalina Lauf will take on Rep. Bill Foster. Kathy Salvi wins chance to take on Sen. Tammy Duckworth. Plus, referendum results in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25, Warren Township High School District 121.