Illinois Ended 2016 With Highest Black Unemployment Rate Of Any State

By Michael Lucci Article Submission Illinois is still home to the nation’s highest black unemployment rate, according to a new analysis from the Economic Policy Institute, or EPI. Illinois’ black unemployment rate is 11.3 percent, compared with the

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Gates Foundation failures show philanthropists shouldn’t be setting America’s public school agenda

By The Times Editorial Board Article Submission Tucked away in a letter from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation last week, along with proud notes about the foundation’s efforts to fight smoking and tropical diseases and its other

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