Illinois Primary Election Day: How to vote
Illinois Primary Election Day: How to vote
March 19 is Primary Election Day in Illinois. Here’s a guide on how, when and where to vote.
Illinois Policy Institute Ethics Complaint: Chicago Teachers Union Pressured Students to Vote ‘Yes’ on Tax Hike
Illinois Policy Institute Ethics Complaint: Chicago Teachers Union Pressured Students to Vote ‘Yes’ on Tax Hike
Media footage from the Chicago Teachers Union's Student Power Forum and Parade to the Polls event shows several, explicit ethics violations.
Illinois’ rural counties shrink fastest in 2023
Illinois’ rural counties shrink fastest in 2023
While Cook County experienced the largest decline, less-populous Illinois counties were losing people at the fastest rate last year.
Chicago spending on migrants reaches nearly $300M as evictions begin
Chicago spending on migrants reaches nearly $300M as evictions begin
Chicago is approaching $300 million spent on the migrant crisis since the first bus arrived in 2022. Nearly two years later, more than 11,200 migrants are in the city shelters.
Chicago Teachers Union attacks successful schools to push failing schools
Chicago Teachers Union attacks successful schools to push failing schools
The Chicago Teachers Union is demanding sustainable community schools be increased from 20 to 200. It is also pushing Chicago Public Schools to end selective enrollment schools. CTU’s choice is failing. Selective enrollment is working. Did CTU bosses flunk logic class?
Vallas: Police overtime shows defunding police doesn’t work
Vallas: Police overtime shows defunding police doesn’t work
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s strategy for defunding the police doesn’t save money and makes Chicago less safe. Overtime is up, violent crime is up, arrests are down.
Editorial: Homeless Chicagoans number steady despite 3X city spending on issue
Editorial: Homeless Chicagoans number steady despite 3X city spending on issue
The city’s data shows there are 6,139 homeless Chicagoans. That number has barely budged since 2014, when the city counted 6,294 homeless Chicagoans, but city spending on homelessness has jumped from $21.7 million in 2014 to $58 million in 2023.
Chicago Teachers Union demands $51K raise for average teacher
Chicago Teachers Union demands $51K raise for average teacher
Chicago Teachers Union contract demands would bring the average teacher’s salary to nearly $145K after cost-of-living adjustments and annual step increases. That’s $51K more atop the $43K union leaders have delivered since 2012.
Chicago Teachers Union wants revenue meant for homeless if mayor’s tax hike passes
Chicago Teachers Union wants revenue meant for homeless if mayor’s tax hike passes
The Chicago Teachers Union has poured at least $400,000 into Mayor Brandon Johnson’s tax hike proposal. If it passes, the union wants to use the taxes generated to fund housing for its own members.
Chicago Teachers Union: Bring Chicago Down
Chicago Teachers Union: Bring Chicago Down
Every Illinois metro area lost people in 2023; Chicago 3rd worst in nation
Every Illinois metro area lost people in 2023; Chicago 3rd worst in nation
Illinois’ population decline crisis has now spread to every major metropolitan area in the state. Chicago continued losing residents in 2023.
The Chicago Teachers Union’s political pawns
The Chicago Teachers Union’s political pawns
Cook County 2nd-worst in U.S. as 87 of 102 Illinois counties lose population
Cook County 2nd-worst in U.S. as 87 of 102 Illinois counties lose population
Illinois’ population decline crisis continues to affect virtually all counties despite fewer losses in 2023. Cook County saw nation’s second-highest number of residents moving out.
Illinois Supreme Court: Votes count on ‘Bring Chicago Home’ referendum
Illinois Supreme Court: Votes count on ‘Bring Chicago Home’ referendum
The Illinois Supreme Court rejected a petition to invalidate votes on the “Bring Chicago Home” referendum. Voting ends March 19.