How do I register to vote in Illinois?

By Patrick Andriesen

09/19/2024

Registering to vote in Illinois can be confusing. Here is what you need to know to make sure your voice is heard this Election Day.

TAGS: Election Day

How do I vote by mail in Illinois?

By Patrick Andriesen

09/19/2024

Voting by mail allows Illinoisans to cast their ballots in the upcoming election without making a trip to the polls. Here’s what you need to know.

TAGS: vote-by-mail

Illinois part of national epidemic, with only 1 in 3 students reading well

By Hannah Schmid

09/19/2024

Student literacy is in trouble nationally, which is why Illinois is one of 35 states where just 1 in 3 – or fewer – of its fourth graders met reading standards in 2022.

How do I vote early in Illinois?

By Patrick Andriesen

09/16/2024

Illinois has made it easier to register to vote, but finding your in-person voting place before Election Day can be a headache. Here’s a breakdown to make it easier.

TAGS: election, voting

Here’s what to know about Chicago’s 31 school board candidates

By Patrick Andriesen

09/10/2024

Chicago voters will pick from 31 candidates for 10 school board seats. The Chicago Teachers Union is trying to expand its political power by pushing a candidate in each of the 10 districts.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Teachers Union invests nearly $1.8M, but 2-in-5 are lawmakers from outside Chicago

By Mailee Smith

09/05/2024

The Chicago Teachers Union is more political machine than labor union, putting nearly $1.8 million into the campaigns of 84 of 177 current lawmakers since 2010. But it may be losing its hold on Springfield.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly

Illinois bans mini shampoo bottles in hotel rooms

By Dylan Sharkey

09/03/2024

Tiny hotel toiletries will soon be outlawed in Illinois. A new law will make Illinois hotels ditch small plastic bottles for shampoo and other care products.

Chicago Teachers Union is a lobbying powerhouse in Springfield, but is that waning?

By Mailee Smith

08/29/2024

It may be based in Chicago, but the Chicago Teachers Union’s lobbying affects residents throughout Illinois. The Illinois General Assembly did CTU’s bidding on 60% of the bills on which the union took a stance last session. CTU discontent is growing.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Voter choice wins in slating case before Illinois Supreme Court

By Dylan Sharkey

08/23/2024

Illinois lawmakers changed the rules about placing candidates on the ballot in the middle of an election cycle. A judge said they can’t do that and the Illinois Supreme Court dropped the state’s appeal. Now voters will have more choices Nov. 5.

TAGS: Illinois Supreme Court

Illinois lawmakers-turned-lobbyists become big barrier to work

By Larry Han

07/18/2024

Lawmaker to lobbyist is a well-worn path at the Illinois Statehouse. But the new job of some former state lawmakers is to get their former colleagues to make it harder for their former constituents to work.

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How do I register to vote in Illinois?

How do I vote by mail in Illinois?

Illinois part of national epidemic, with only 1 in 3 students reading well

How do I vote early in Illinois?

Here’s what to know about Chicago’s 31 school board candidates

Chicago Teachers Union invests nearly $1.8M, but 2-in-5 are lawmakers from outside Chicago

Illinois bans mini shampoo bottles in hotel rooms

Chicago Teachers Union is a lobbying powerhouse in Springfield, but is that waning?

Voter choice wins in slating case before Illinois Supreme Court

Illinois lawmakers-turned-lobbyists become big barrier to work

What is the Education Freedom Tax Credit and how can it benefit Illinois students?

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students