CPS is grappling with a $734 million deficit. Board members say schools across Illinois are facing budget troubles and need ...

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The study found that, even with the same college degree, students from low-income families earn less than those from middle ...

Dr. Wenlin Liu, chief economist with the State of Wyoming Economic Analysis Division, said the makeup of the state’s economy is partially to blame for the wage gap.

Illinois high school students who went on to get a college degree made more money than their counterparts who only got a high ...

A new wage gap study shows that a Black woman working full-time will likely lose more than $1 million over a 40-year career.

The gender wage gap has barely budged over the past 20 years. Women still only earn 83 cents for every dollar that men make, and men make more money when they have the same educational degrees, at ...

For many families across Southern Illinois, keeping up with their children's dental care can feel out of reach, even with insurance.

The Quad-Cities gap is also worse than the gap in either Illinois or Iowa, where women working full time earn 81% and 78% as much as men, respectively.

Illinois leads the way in highest-paying states for construction The following salaries are cost-adjusted median wage for construction workers in each state, according to the study.