Families brace for continued gaps in Head Start service despite government reopening

Vital federal funding is on the way for Head Start centers that were thrown into crisis by the government shutdown, but it ...

Inside C.J. Gardner-Johnson’s process to fit Bears defense

C.J. Gardner-Johnson has made an immediate impact in the Chicago Bears' defense, and his work ethic has played a huge part ...

You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can’t reopen a government that fast

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over — on paper, at least. But the American public isn’t done with it yet: ...
Chalkbeat

Chicago offers free virtual therapy to students, but some have concerns

Chicago Public Schools brought in for-profit Hazel Health to offer free sessions to high schoolers, but some advocates have ...
Milwaukee Community Journal

Gov. Evers, DCF Launch New Online Tools to Make Navigating Child Care Licensure and Regulation Process Faster and Easier

Modernizations to licensing and certification process make state government more efficient, cutting licensing processing time nearly in half MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin ...

Speaker Johnson says House will return to Washington for voting on shutdown deal

Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington "right now" after a small group of ...

Duffy says travel could be "reduced to a trickle" ahead of Thanksgiving if government shutdown continues

The FAA ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights ahead of this weekend as the agency deals with air traffic controller shortages during the government shutdown.

Lenny Wilkens, godfather of Seattle basketball, dies at 88

Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, who led the Sonics to their only NBA title and was an ambassador of Seattle basketball for more ...

Debt-free Chicago dad earning $160K says his wife spends too much. Here’s why The Ramsey Show hosts say he’s the one with problem

Her shopping habits caused tension — until The Ramsey Show revealed she’d been saving the family big all along.

Trump's weight loss drug deal promises big savings — but some details are murky

Experts say the deal to lower the cost of the drugs is ambitious, but left some with more questions than answers.

Congress remains gridlocked as air travel worsens due to shutdown

More than 1,000 flights have been canceled and at least 5,000 delayed today, mostly due to a combination of air traffic controller staffing issues and an FAA-mandated 4% cut to flights because of the ...