True Value bankruptcy creates half of 1,790 Illinois layoffs

By Patrick Andriesen

11/22/2024

Nearly half of the Illinois job losses in October resulted from True Value Co. declaring bankruptcy. Chicago led the state for jobs lost.

TAGS: jobs

Chicago slashes 2,103 public safety jobs as it adds 184 administrators

By Ravi Mishra, Lauren Zuar

11/22/2024

Chicago’s 2025 budget has a nearly $1 billion hole. Mayor Brandon Johnson has only proposed tax hikes. But when personnel eats over two-thirds of the budget, the city must be smart about freezes and cuts without making public safety even worse.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago, CPD: Chicago Police Department

Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union’s school closing tall tale

By Paul Vallas

11/22/2024

The Chicago Teachers Union wails about schools closing, but it is the union’s actions that have been solely responsible for past school closings and for the conditions that will lead to more closures in the future.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

O’Hare one of worst airports for wait times ahead of Thanksgiving travel

By Dylan Sharkey

11/21/2024

Chicago’s O’Hare Airport is one of the toughest for waiting in long lines, according to a study of the nation’s biggest airports. Motorists dealing with Illinois’ second-highest gas taxes won’t fare much better hitting the road.

TAGS: O'Hare International Airport, Thanksgiving

Chicago Teachers Union president paid over $269K but hides union financial records

By Mailee Smith

11/20/2024

Public records show the Chicago Teachers Union and other union entities pay Stacy Davis Gates a very healthy salary. But union transparency ends there. CTU is refusing to show members how it spends their money, despite that mandate in CTU’s rules.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Aggravated assaults hit 5-year high in Chicago during October

By Patrick Andriesen

11/19/2024

Chicago’s violent crime hit the second-highest level in the past five years. Aggravated assaults increased the most during the past 12 months to hit a five-year peak. Most of the victims were Black.

Vallas: Chicago Transit Authority is city’s 3rd budget crisis

By Paul Vallas

11/18/2024

Chicago faces financial meltdowns on three fronts: the city budget, Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Transit Authority. The CTA faces a $577 million deficit, but it can be fixed.

TAGS: CTA: Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago Teachers Union spent $1.74M trying to take over Chicago school board

By Mailee Smith

11/14/2024

The Chicago Teachers Union spent $1.74 million on its endorsed school board candidates. But most of them were defeated, signaling the unpopularity of CTU and Mayor Brandon Johnson.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

See if your lawmaker has taken money from the Chicago Teachers Union

By Mailee Smith

11/12/2024

The Chicago Teachers Union has funneled nearly $1.6 to lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly. See if your lawmakers accepted CTU cash.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Enough? Chicago aldermen to vote on mayor’s property tax hike

By Matheus Cosso

11/12/2024

Mayor Brandon Johnson broke a campaign promise by proposing a $300 million property tax increase to fund his $17.3 billion budget. On Thursday the city council will vote, and the signs are not good for Johnson.

TAGS: Chicago, property taxes

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True Value bankruptcy creates half of 1,790 Illinois layoffs

Chicago slashes 2,103 public safety jobs as it adds 184 administrators

Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union’s school closing tall tale

O’Hare one of worst airports for wait times ahead of Thanksgiving travel

Chicago Teachers Union president paid over $269K but hides union financial records

Aggravated assaults hit 5-year high in Chicago during October

Vallas: Chicago Transit Authority is city’s 3rd budget crisis

Chicago Teachers Union spent $1.74M trying to take over Chicago school board

See if your lawmaker has taken money from the Chicago Teachers Union

Enough? Chicago aldermen to vote on mayor’s property tax hike

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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