Ben Schwarm

Many people are aware that the Illinois Lottery helps fund schools. But just how much do the proceeds actually help? Well, that's what we aimed to find…

Illinois ranks last in the nation when it comes to how much money the state kicks in for public education. This has to do with the complicated formula…

Illinois ranks 50th among the states in the share of education funding that comes from state government. The formula used to distribute that money dates…