Of the 131 lawmakers who voted for the gas tax hikes, 51, or 39%, are no longer in the General Assembly. One, Martin Sandoval ...
Stacy Davis Gates’ tenure as president of the Chicago Teachers Union and Illinois Federation of Teachers has been riddled ...
Year-over-year rents rose in Illinois while falling nationwide. Champaign-Urbana posted the country’s fourth-highest increase ...
The union embraces political spending tactics the Chicago Teachers Union uses in an effort to further its political goals.
The Illinois Policy Institute conservatively estimates that the hikes will cost tollway users an additional $17 billion ...
Illinois' legislative districts, shaped by gerrymandering, result in over 90% of passed bills being single-party sponsored. True representation needs reform.
IFT represents educators in more than 200 districts across Illinois. But teachers’ zip codes dictate how much support they actually get from the union.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker could expand access to training for high school students in careers such as welding and web development.
The Illinois Supreme Court found in 1988 that the department’s ruling violated the state constitution’s Article IX Uniformity Clause. Virtually identical products cannot constitutionally be taxed ...
The CPS budget proposal relies on hundreds of millions in fund sweeps to “balance.” Despite layoffs, CPS payrolls grew compared with last year and remain 8,250 higher than 2020 levels despite fewer ...
Chicago’s biggest music event brings in millions in revenue for the city, but tickets to the lakefront festival carry the amusement taxes and overnight visitors pay the nation’s highest hotel tax.