TTX joins major companies leaving Chicago
TTX joins major companies leaving Chicago
Rail car company TTX is heading for North Carolina, adding to the list of corporations formerly headquartered in Chicago. Companies such as McDonald’s and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange could be next.
By Dylan Sharkey
Vallas: Pritzker flips again on low-income scholarships – signals he’s open to killing program
Vallas: Pritzker flips again on low-income scholarships – signals he’s open to killing program
Last fall when he wanted to get reelected, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he supported extending a scholarship program available to low-income and working-class families – Invest in Kids.
By Paul Vallas
Vallas: Only school choice can revive Chicago’s education system, save our kids
Vallas: Only school choice can revive Chicago’s education system, save our kids
With the public education system failing students, the only way to ensure all children have access to a good education is to expand educational options for all.
By Paul Vallas
Unhappy anniversary: Illinois income tax hike is 6 years old
Unhappy anniversary: Illinois income tax hike is 6 years old
Six years after state lawmakers made history by passing Illinois’ largest permanent income tax hike, residents in every tax bracket are leaving.
By Dylan Sharkey
Chicago has 2nd-highest commercial property taxes in U.S.
Chicago has 2nd-highest commercial property taxes in U.S.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and progressive allies said the city can find fiscal flexibility by taxing big business. The city is already home to the second-highest commercial property taxes in the nation.
By Justin Carlson
Union control: 9 of 10 Illinois lawmakers have received money from unions
Union control: 9 of 10 Illinois lawmakers have received money from unions
Current lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly have received $60.2 million in contributions from unions since 2010. Most of that cash went to Democrats.
By Mailee Smith, Jon Josko
Chicago Teachers Union prioritizes politics as student proficiency suffers
Chicago Teachers Union prioritizes politics as student proficiency suffers
The Chicago Teachers Union told lawmakers what to do over 1,360 times in just six legislative sessions. It used its powerful position to pressure the state to follow its radical politics. Here are five examples of the union placing politics over its core purpose.
By Mailee Smith
Ameren monopoly over Illinois transmission lines up to Pritzker
Ameren monopoly over Illinois transmission lines up to Pritzker
The union-backed legislation would grant Illinois’ second-largest electric utility a temporary monopoly over the construction of new transmission lines across nearly three-quarters of the state. Gov. J.B. Pritzker promised to veto it.
By Patrick Andriesen
Aimee Orta
Aimee Orta
“One of my children was coming home from school frustrated, emotional and explosive. I asked the kindergarten teacher if she was seeing any issues at school. She said, ‘No. Everything is fine.’”
Call it Independence Day – the meaning matters
Call it Independence Day – the meaning matters
We too often call it the “Fourth of July” and lose sight of its true meaning – independence. Independence from tyranny and the freedom to pursue life, liberty and happiness.
By John Tillman
Illinois metro unemployment rates still among worst in U.S.
Illinois metro unemployment rates still among worst in U.S.
While most Illinois metropolitan areas saw job gains last month, unemployment rates remain higher than the U.S. rate in 11 of the state’s 13 metro areas.
By Justin Carlson