Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates not only refuses to pay her Chicago utility bills, she refuses to pay city fines. She owes over $3,300.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, education

3 things to know about Pat Quinn’s ‘millionaire tax’

By LyLena Estabine

01/23/2026

Former Gov. Pat Quinn claims a millionaire tax would offer Illinoisans property tax relief, but it won’t work without pension reform.

TAGS: millionaire tax, Pat Quinn

Chicago Public Schools students thrive through academic rigor

By Lilly Rossi, Hannah Schmid

01/22/2026

Chicago Public Schools’ school choice experiment is working: students at the city’s selective enrollment schools are thriving.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Waste watch: Illinois grants $4M to private theaters

By Jack Knorr

01/21/2026

Illinois lawmakers gave money to venues for plays, concerts and weddings – without explaining why private concerns deserved public money.

APL Logistics, S&S Active both see mass layoffs

By Josh Bandoch, Jon Josko

01/16/2026

 A warehouse and supply chain company and clothing company gave the Chicago collar counties the bulk of Illinois’ mass layoffs in December.

7 things to know about Chicago Bears stadium debate

By LyLena Estabine

01/15/2026

Who owns Soldier Field? Why do taxpayers still owe millions? What would a move mean for Chicago’s budget? Answers about a potential Bears move.

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

By LyLena Estabine

01/13/2026

Causes, costs, how to set the state free

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Chicago Public Schools students thrive through academic rigor

Waste watch: Illinois grants $4M to private theaters

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4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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