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Palatine-Schaumburg school board member raises conflict-of-interest concerns

Palatine-Schaumburg school board member raises conflict-of-interest concerns

A District 211 board member is sitting in on negotiations with the same teachers union that bought her campaign signs during the 2017 District 211 school board election. But much more than yard signs, Illinois' collective bargaining laws for government worker unions stack the deck against local taxpayers.

By Brendan Bakala

Budget Solutions 2019: The responsible budget for Illinois

Budget Solutions 2019: The responsible budget for Illinois

Even after a 32 percent income tax hike, the Illinois General Assembly passed a state budget in 2017 that will generate an estimated $1.5 billion deficit in fiscal year 2018. That deficit is projected to grow to $2.15 billion in fiscal year 2019, according to the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, or GOMB. The...

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Joe Tabor