Gov. J.B. Pritzker has an opportunity to help Illinois students pay for educational resources — at no cost to the state.
The social media tax in the city’s 2026 budget already faces a lawsuit.
Teacher contracts expire this year in at least 60 districts represented by the Illinois Federation of Teachers — run by CTU President Stacy Davis Gates.
The union helped push a state constitutional amendment in 2022 that allows its contracts to override state law.
The union wanted to raise dues as much as $800 a year to pay for its leaders’ political activities.
School will be in session despite the Chicago Teachers Union’s relentless efforts to push students out of school and leverage labor for political gains.
The remaining members’ dues fund 65 salaries of over $100,000.
The Chicago Teachers Union wants the mayor and school board to approve May 1 as a paid day off and excused absence for a “Day of Civic Action.”
A Cook County judge isn’t letting the CTU off the hook for violating member rights.
Illinois is among the minority of states allowing teachers to strike. None of Illinois’ neighbors allow it.
As Illinois’ election results roll in, candidates endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union are losing most of their contested races.
The Chicago Teachers Union endorsed and financially backed candidates for federal, state and local elections in the March 17 primary.