Benjamin Yount, Illinois News Network News
Illinois House approves required $40,000 salary for teachers
Some Illinois lawmakers are on board with a plan to require school boards to pay starting teachers $40,000 a year without providing additional funding for districts.
Despite outflow of high earners, Dem gov. candidates push progressive tax
With an entire year until the 2018 election for Illinois governor, instituting a progressive tax is already emerging as a battleground topic in the race.