Chicago Teachers Union radicalism is officially statewide

By Lilly Rossi

11/20/2025

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates is bringing her militant agenda to 200 more school districts as president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, IFT: Illinois Federation of Teachers

Chicago Teachers Union radicalism is officially statewide

By Lilly Rossi

11/10/2025

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates is bringing her militant agenda to 200 more school districts as president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, IFT: Illinois Federation of Teachers

Think Chicago Teachers Union stays in Chicago? Not according to its VP

By Lilly Rossi

07/18/2025

Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter said CTU needs to be more involved in other school districts. That means 52 school districts negotiating teachers contracts this year are targets for CTU tactics and militancy.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

U.S. Steel to shed up to 1,000 Southern Illinois jobs

By Bryce Hill

07/06/2022

U.S. Steel is cutting up to 1,000 jobs and selling parts of its Granite City plant. The move comes as Madison County employment remains down over 5,600 jobs since the pandemic.

TAGS: employment, Granite City, jobs, Madison County, United States Steel Corp.

Illinois red-light cameras have collected more than $1B from drivers since 2008

By Austin Berg

10/14/2019

Red-light cameras are taking more and more money from Illinois motorists. But dubious safety benefits, a cloud of corruption and a bipartisan bill in Springfield may combine to take them off the streets.

How Illinois families can face eviction for crimes they didn’t commit

By Austin Berg

08/16/2019

“Crime-free housing” ordinances have clearly gone too far. And Illinoisans shouldn’t feel like unwanted guests in their own homes.

TAGS: crime-free housing, criminal justice reform, Granite City, Institute for Justice

Township consolidation referendum to appear on Alton ballots

By Vincent Caruso

10/24/2018

Alton voters will face two referendums that could eliminate government layers at both the township and county levels.

TAGS: ballot referendums, budget, consolidation, taxes, townships

Godfrey voters to choose whether to dissolve township on their November ballots

By Vincent Caruso

10/24/2018

A referendum asking voters whether to dissolve Godfrey Township will appear on ballots Nov. 6.

TAGS: ballot referendums, budget, consolidation, taxes, townships

Chicago was the only major U.S. city to lose population from 2016 to 2017

By Austin Berg

05/23/2018

In a shrinking state, half of Illinois’ largest cities have shed population since 2010.

TAGS: Belleville, Chicago, Decatur, jobs, Metro East, outmigration, Peoria, population, Rockford, spending, spending cap, U.S. Census Bureau

Madison County voters reject sales tax hike at the ballot box

By Amanda McDonald

03/23/2018

Local voters struck down a 1 percent sales tax hike for the third time in seven years.

TAGS: Madison County, sales tax

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Chicago Teachers Union radicalism is officially statewide

Chicago Teachers Union radicalism is officially statewide

Think Chicago Teachers Union stays in Chicago? Not according to its VP

U.S. Steel to shed up to 1,000 Southern Illinois jobs

Illinois red-light cameras have collected more than $1B from drivers since 2008

How Illinois families can face eviction for crimes they didn’t commit

Township consolidation referendum to appear on Alton ballots

Godfrey voters to choose whether to dissolve township on their November ballots

Chicago was the only major U.S. city to lose population from 2016 to 2017

Madison County voters reject sales tax hike at the ballot box

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