Did your state lawmaker take Chicago Teachers Union money?

07/23/2024

See how much campaign money your Illinois state representative and state senator received from the Chicago Teachers Union.

Regulatory reform can make housing more affordable for Illinois families  

By Josh Bandoch, Joe Tabor

07/09/2024

Published July 9, 2024 America is facing a housing affordability crisis. According to a 2022 survey, 73% of Americans said the average person could not afford a home in their area, and 69% were worried about their children and grandchildren being able to afford a home. That’s unfair. Everyone deserves a good roof over their...

Chicago Teachers Union gives nearly $1.3M to sitting Illinois lawmakers

By Chris Coffey

06/06/2024

Since 2010, CTU has funded the political committees of 84 of 177 lawmakers currently in the Illinois General Assembly. When you look at just Democrats, it is 72% – nearly half from outside Chicago.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Red-light cameras take another $500M from Illinois drivers in 5 years

By Patrick Andriesen

05/09/2024

Local governments generated $500 million from red-light camera tickets since 2019, with Chicago alone collecting $223.8 million. Total since 2008: $1.56 billion.

TAGS: red light cameras

Editorial: State lawmakers in Springfield pass bill to cut off competition in 78 races

By Hilary Gowins

05/06/2024

Why did SB 2412 need to pass on May 2, in the middle of the election cycle, weeks after the primary election but still well ahead of the November general election? Many candidates had already started the complicated process of petition gathering and paperwork under the old rules. What justifies changing those rules in the middle of the game?

TAGS: election laws

Vallas: 8 ways to fix Chicago housing crisis without Johnson’s tax hike

By Paul Vallas

03/26/2024

Now that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s real estate transfer tax has failed, here are eight practical ways Chicago can provide more affordable housing without raising taxes.

Paul Vallas: Illinois’ real ‘State of the State’

By Paul Vallas

02/23/2024

Illinois is on an upward path, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said during his State of the State speech. True, by some measures. Not so much by too many measures that matter.

New bill promises up to 50% property tax relief for Illinoisans

By Patrick Andriesen

02/09/2024

The bill introduced by state Rep. Tim Ozinga would redirect savings from shrinking pension payments to support local school districts and reduce Illinois’ second-in-the -nation property taxes. Some districts could see their tax bills cut in half.

Common-ground solutions to empower Chicago’s poor: A model for America’s cities

By Josh Bandoch

01/25/2024

Published Jan. 25, 2024

Illinois bill would give unions platform for indoctrination in Illinois schools

By Mailee Smith

01/15/2024

House Bill 4417 requires an annual “Workplace Readiness Week” in all Illinois high schools, which focuses not on getting kids ready for jobs but on the labor movement’s role in the workplace.

TAGS: education, government unions, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly

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Did your state lawmaker take Chicago Teachers Union money?

Regulatory reform can make housing more affordable for Illinois families

Chicago Teachers Union gives nearly $1.3M to sitting Illinois lawmakers

Red-light cameras take another $500M from Illinois drivers in 5 years

Editorial: State lawmakers in Springfield pass bill to cut off competition in 78 races

Vallas: 8 ways to fix Chicago housing crisis without Johnson’s tax hike

Paul Vallas: Illinois’ real ‘State of the State’

New bill promises up to 50% property tax relief for Illinoisans

Common-ground solutions to empower Chicago’s poor: A model for America’s cities

Illinois bill would give unions platform for indoctrination in Illinois schools

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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