Vallas: Chicago needs better protection for witnesses

By Paul Vallas

11/14/2023

Mass shootings are rampant in Chicago. Arrests for those shootings are almost nonexistent. Witness protection is the key to changing that.

Chicago Public Schools enrollment rises slightly after 11 years of decline

By Hannah Schmid

10/05/2023

Chicago Public Schools reported its first uptick in enrollment after 11 years of decline. Thousands of new English learners contributed to the rise. Low-income and Black student enrollment declined.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools

What does Chicago’s mayor need to impose his revised ‘mansion tax’?

By Joe Tabor

08/24/2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has reportedly compromised on his proposed mansion tax in favor of a graduated real estate tax. What needs to happen before he can start collecting the extra taxes?

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago

3 ways Chicago Mayor Johnson is likely to repay unions for bankrolling him

By Mailee Smith

08/24/2023

Nearly 83% of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s funding has been from unions, according to data obtained from Illinois Sunshine. More than half of that came from teachers unions. Here are three ways we could see him pay them back.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Vallas: Pritzker flips again on low-income scholarships – signals he’s open to killing program

By Paul Vallas

07/13/2023

Last fall when he wanted to get reelected, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he supported extending a scholarship program available to low-income and working-class families – Invest in Kids.

TAGS: Invest in Kids

Chicago cops demand parental leave after mayor gives it to teachers

By Dylan Sharkey

06/20/2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson handed parental leave to his former employers at the Chicago Teachers Union with no negotiation. Now the city’s police union wants it.

Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Illinoisans support school choice

By Dylan Sharkey

04/26/2023

New polling shows 62% of Illinois voters support school choice. Also, 59% support Illinois’ only school choice program, the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which will expire at the end of 2023.

TAGS: Invest in Kids, school choice

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

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

Illinois House backslides toward Madigan-era rules

By Joe Tabor

03/14/2023

The Illinois House has rolled back reforms made to its House Rules that govern how it conducts business in the wake of the Madigan Com-Ed scandal. New boss, same as the old boss?

TAGS: Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois House Rules, Mike Madigan, The Illinois House

Chicago Sun-Times

Vallas: Chicago needs better protection for witnesses

Chicago Public Schools enrollment rises slightly after 11 years of decline

What does Chicago’s mayor need to impose his revised ‘mansion tax’?

3 ways Chicago Mayor Johnson is likely to repay unions for bankrolling him

Vallas: Pritzker flips again on low-income scholarships – signals he’s open to killing program

Chicago cops demand parental leave after mayor gives it to teachers

Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Illinoisans support school choice

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

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

Illinois House backslides toward Madigan-era rules

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

Report Archive

Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students