Why support Illinois school choice? Let them tell you.
Why support Illinois school choice? Let them tell you.
Hear from those involved in Illinois' only school choice program about why Invest in Kids matters and should be saved.
Brandon Johnson’s so-called ‘mansion tax’
Brandon Johnson’s so-called ‘mansion tax’
What Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2024 budget means for Chicagoans
What Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2024 budget means for Chicagoans
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson presented his first budget to other city leaders on Oct. 11. While he kept his promise not to raise property taxes, there are other fiscal challenges that will hit taxpayers hard in the future and need to be addressed now.
4,000 low-income Chicago students on verge of losing scholarships
4,000 low-income Chicago students on verge of losing scholarships
Thousands of Chicagoans will soon have their scholarships cut off thanks to political pressure from the Chicago Teachers Union.
What is the Invest in Kids scholarship program, and why it matters
What is the Invest in Kids scholarship program, and why it matters
Over 9,600 low-income students rely on the Invest in Kids scholarship program to attend schools that best fit their needs. Here’s what you need to know about the program and why it is important lawmakers extend the program this fall.
$4.9B in pension, debt costs squeeze essentials from Chicago 2024 budget
$4.9B in pension, debt costs squeeze essentials from Chicago 2024 budget
Pension contributions and debt service now take up 40% of Chicago’s city’s budget.
Chicago homicides in 2022 up 43% above pre-pandemic levels
Chicago homicides in 2022 up 43% above pre-pandemic levels
Chicagoans reported 43% more homicides in 2022 than in 2019, the last baseline year before COVID-19 pandemic tensions ushered in two of the city’s deadliest years in a quarter century. Few communities were exempt from the rise in violent crime.
Tina Lavery
Tina Lavery
"I pulled her and her twin sister from public school because of severe bullying. There was an incident where I could not send them back.”
Chicago sees total crime drop, but most-violent crimes up over decade
Chicago sees total crime drop, but most-violent crimes up over decade
2022 marked a decade-high number of assaults and motor vehicle thefts in Chicago while arrest rates plummeted to their lowest level in 10 years. The first eight months of 2023 has not been much better, with a 13% increase in overall crime.
Vallas: Prepare for next Chicago Teachers Union contract to hurt
Vallas: Prepare for next Chicago Teachers Union contract to hurt
As negotiations begin on a new Chicago Teachers Union contract, expect them to push for higher pay, less work, less accountability and less competition. None of those things will lead to better educations for Chicago’s children.
Chicago Teachers Union spends less on representing teachers under Stacy Davis Gates
Chicago Teachers Union spends less on representing teachers under Stacy Davis Gates
Just 17% of CTU’s spending in 2023 was on representing its members – down from previous years on record.
Baileigh Lavery
Baileigh Lavery
“Words cannot even begin to express how much these scholarships can truly mean to someone. I want lawmakers to give other kids opportunities to feel the change I felt.”
Archdiocese of Chicago students thrive. Chicago Public Schools students struggle.
Archdiocese of Chicago students thrive. Chicago Public Schools students struggle.
But nearly 3,000 low-income students enrolled in Chicago’s parochial schools will lose their scholarships if the Invest in Kids Act is not extended by state lawmakers this fall.
Melanie Drews
Melanie Drews
“There are a lot of kids that thrive because they're helped out by these scholarships. Like for our family, my husband went through cancer twice and so it affects what jobs he can or can't do."