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Where do Chicago mayor candidates stand on issues voters most care about?

By Mailee Smith
03/24/2023
Crime and taxes top the issues Chicagoans are concerned about in the 2023 mayoral election. Find out where mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson stand before the April 4 election.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago, Paul Vallas

Loophole will let Brandon Johnson collect public pension now worth $1.1M

By Bryce Hill
03/23/2023
Mayoral candidate and Chicago Teachers Union organizer Brandon Johnson is eligible to collect an estimated $1.1 million pension through the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund despite only teaching for four years. His future path could yield a public pension worth over $2.8 million.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

April 4 voter warning: Ballot selfies are a felony in Illinois

By Dylan Sharkey
03/23/2023
Voters wanting to show their Election Day pride should be careful. Sharing a voting-booth selfie on social media is a felony in Illinois.

TAGS: Chicago, election

Illinois job growth among worst in U.S. during Pritzker’s first term

By Justin Carlson
03/22/2023
All 11 major industries in Illinois were among the worst in the nation for job growth from January 2019 to January 2023, with each of them ranking in the bottom half in the nation.

TAGS: JB Pritzker

How to vote in 2023 Chicago runoff election

By Hannah Max
03/21/2023
Early voting and voting by mail is underway in Chicago for the April 4 runoff election, including the mayoral runoff between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson.

TAGS: Chicago, vote-by-mail

Illinois families pay highest state, local taxes in nation

By Dylan Sharkey
03/21/2023
A new WalletHub study found the typical household in Illinois pays 15% of its income to state and local taxes, the highest in the nation. That’s an average of $10,463 – a 22% hike since 2017.

School, park crashes up in 2022 despite $84.5M in Chicago speed camera tickets

By Patrick Andriesen, Jon Josko
03/20/2023
Chicago speed cameras were supposed to make parks and schools safer, but crash injuries in school zones more than quadrupled last year as collisions near parks increased around half of monitored sites. The cameras did collect $84.5 million.

TAGS: speed cameras

Chicago mayor campaign cash? Johnson nearly all union. Vallas mainly from individuals.

By Mailee Smith
03/17/2023
In the race for Chicago mayor, over 95% of Brandon Johnson’s campaign contributions come from 15 unions. Nearly 83% of Paul Vallas’ contributions came from 721 individuals.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago Teachers Union, Paul Vallas

Teachers union lobbyists push to end scholarships for low-income students

By Dylan Sharkey
03/17/2023
Illinois Families for Public Schools released a statement denouncing tax-credit scholarships in Illinois. Invest in Kids grants low-income students a scholarship to attend a private school of their choice.

TAGS: Chicago public schools, Governor Pritzker, The Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program

Pritzker pushes cash to keep teachers in Illinois schools

By Dylan Sharkey
03/17/2023
Gov. J.B. Pritzker introduced a Teacher Pipeline Grant Program to address teacher vacancies, but getting more money into classrooms rather than it chasing retirement debt is a better solution.

TAGS: Governor Pritzker

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Illinois Forward 2024: A sustainable state budget plan


After years of enhanced revenue from federal aid, a return to the basic principles of budgeting can put Illinois on the path to long-term financial stability

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014
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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016

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