The union helped push a state constitutional amendment in 2022 that allows its contracts to override state law.
Giving Illinoisans a sense of déjà vu, the Illinois General Assembly raced the clock to pass legislation toward the final day of session — or in some cases just after the deadline.
The issue was a priority for the governor. Here’s what you need to know.
Eight years of the governor’s budgets have exposed the cost of spending-driven budgeting and repeated tax hikes.
Illinois is tagged with more taxes when the governor had the opportunity to say no.
The state saw a drop of over 10% in the period from 2014 to 2024, five times the national rate.
The decision to opt Illinois into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program rests with the governor.
Lawmakers approved a legally dubious new tax on targeted advertising services as part of the state budget. Gov. J.B. Pritzker should use his line-item veto power to reject the tax.
A list of laws Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed over a year ago take effect this year. Here’s what you need to know.
The Chicago Teachers Union’s preferred model fails in academic proficiency, absenteeism and cost.
None of the three proposed amendments to the Illinois Constitution that would have repealed or endangered the state’s flat income tax protection advanced during this year’s legislative session.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2019 “Rebuild Illinois” plan created automatic inflationary adjustments in the state gas tax, which could reach over $1 per gallon by 2056.
The new budget focuses on semantics rather than ensuring the right people receive SNAP benefits.