Chicago City Wire

City Colleges of Chicago enrollment down 25% in 5 years

By Michael Carroll | Mar 6, 2020

City Colleges of Chicago campuses saw their enrollment numbers drop by a total of 8,349 students between the years 2014 and 2018, according to data from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE).

Chicago's tax on plastic bags seen as bust

By Michael Carroll | Jan 6, 2017

Chicago retailers are getting an extra month to comply with the city’s new checkout bag tax, but critics of the plan say it won’t produce its promised environmental benefits.