Chicago Teachers Union

Illinois mandated annual reports on Invest in Kids: 4 years, no reports

By Patrick Andriesen
11/22/2023
The Illinois State Board of Education failed to publish diagnostic reports required by the Invest in Kids Act to track scholarship recipients’ progress starting in 2019. State lawmakers are letting the program expire without seeing a single report.

Stacy Davis Gates loses undeserved property tax break, owes Indiana $1,533

By Jess Plowman
11/13/2023
An Indiana county will seek back taxes and penalties of $1,533 after Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates claimed a property tax deduction reserved for owner occupants. Davis Gates has claimed Chicago property taxpayers aren’t all paying their fair share.