Chicago Teachers Union’s radical agenda is coming to a school district near you

By Mailee Smith

10/21/2025

The scandal-plagued president of the Chicago Teachers Union will now also be leading the Illinois Federation of Teachers, which has affiliates in at least 200 districts across the state.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, IFT: Illinois Federation of Teachers, Stacy Davis Gates

More Chicago suburbs pulling plug on red-light cameras

By Dylan Sharkey

07/14/2025

More Illinois suburbs are ditching red-light cameras. Drivers should celebrate after the devices have issued over $1.5 billion in fines and failed to make roads any safer.

TAGS: red light cameras

Pritzker says he would sign Invest in Kids extension

By Dylan Sharkey

10/20/2023

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he would extend the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program if a bill reaches his desk. State lawmakers on Oct. 24 return to Springfield.

TAGS: Invest in Kids, JB Pritzker

Free Six Flags tickets offered for COVID-19 shots in Illinois

05/14/2021

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a donation of $4 million in Six Flags tickets will be used as an incentive to get more Illinoisans their COVID-19 vaccinations. The 50,000 tickets will be targeted to minority communities.

TAGS: COVID-19, JB Pritzker, Six Flags, vaccine

Senate President John Cullerton announces retirement amid sweeping Illinois corruption probe

By Austin Berg

11/14/2019

Cullerton and House Speaker Mike Madigan have held office in the Illinois General Assembly for nearly 90 years combined.

TAGS: corruption, FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation, federal, GARS: General Assembly Retirement System, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois Senate, investigation, John Cullerton, pension spiking, pensions, Springfield

Chicago dominates competition for most red-light cameras

10/18/2019

Chicago has more red-light cameras and revenue from them than any other large city in America. The cameras are costly for drivers, create government mistrust and foster corruption.

TAGS: Chicago, red light cameras

Illinois House bill would ban flavored tobacco, e-cigarette products

09/17/2019

The Illinois General Assembly is weighing a statewide ban on flavored e-cigarettes in light of recent deaths and illnesses linked to vaping products.

TAGS: e-cigarettes, Juul, vaping

Illinois Senate committee approves statewide plastic bag tax, exempts Chicago

By Austin Berg

03/07/2019

Shoppers across Illinois would pay a new state-level bag tax under Senate Bill 1240 and House Bill 3335. But Chicago shoppers, who already pay a city bag tax, would not.

TAGS: Ann Williams, Chicago, JB Pritzker, plastic bags, taxes, Terry Link

Pritzker ‘fair tax’ could cost Gurnee families more than $1,500

By Austin Berg

02/18/2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker claims his progressive income tax hike will only affect the rich. But Illinoisans making as little as $26,100 would see an income tax hike under rates Pritzker cited in his budget address.

TAGS: income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

Despite history of corruption, Chicago suburbs still contracting with disgraced red-light camera vendor

10/03/2018

At least five local governments in Illinois still contract with Redflex, the infamous red-light camera company at the center of one of Chicago’s most expensive corruption scandals.

TAGS: Bellwood, Carol Stream, Gurnee, North Chicago, Olympia Fields, red light cameras, Redflex Traffic Systems

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Chicago Teachers Union’s radical agenda is coming to a school district near you

More Chicago suburbs pulling plug on red-light cameras

Pritzker says he would sign Invest in Kids extension

Free Six Flags tickets offered for COVID-19 shots in Illinois

Senate President John Cullerton announces retirement amid sweeping Illinois corruption probe

Chicago dominates competition for most red-light cameras

Illinois House bill would ban flavored tobacco, e-cigarette products

Illinois Senate committee approves statewide plastic bag tax, exempts Chicago

Pritzker ‘fair tax’ could cost Gurnee families more than $1,500

Despite history of corruption, Chicago suburbs still contracting with disgraced red-light camera vendor

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