Tinley Park teachers union may strike Sept. 22

By Lilly Rossi

09/12/2025

District 146 Educators Council has voted to authorize a strike. If an agreement is not reached, teachers in Tinley Park could strike as soon as Sept. 22.

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Romeoville, Bolingbrook teachers union sets Sept. 18 strike date

By Lilly Rossi

09/10/2025

Teachers in the 10th-largest school district in Illinois may be on the picket lines instead of in classrooms with students on Sept. 18. Romeoville and Bolingbrook teachers are paid more than the state average but are pushing for more.

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Chicago Teachers Union president claims Southern Illinois takes more than it makes

By Lilly Rossi

09/08/2025

The Chicago Teachers Union exerts power not only over the city of Chicago, but also statewide. Southern Illinois schools and their funding is the target of CTU leaders’ latest attack.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

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

By Mailee Smith

09/05/2025

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

Romeoville, Bolingbrook teachers union files strike notice

By Lilly Rossi

09/04/2025

The teachers union in the 10th-largest school district in Illinois has voted to authorize a strike. If an agreement is not reached, teachers in Romeoville and Bolingbrook could strike as soon as Sept. 15.

37 states wouldn’t let Pritzker run for 3rd term in 2026

By Dylan Sharkey, Charlotte Rotkis

07/08/2025

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is running for a third term in 2026. In two-thirds of the states, term-limit laws would prevent him from running.

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Vallas: J.B. Pritzker’s $55.2B budget fuels Illinois’ financial death spiral

By Paul Vallas

06/27/2025

J.B. Pritzker wants a third term as Illinois governor, but based on his history of boosting taxes and creating spending records, can Illinois afford him for four more years? Will the state grow even smaller as Illinoisans get fed up and leave?

TAGS: JB Pritzker, outmigration, taxes

When GOP gets just 14% of state legislation, Illinois has a legislative map problem

By Joe Tabor, Lilly Rossi

06/20/2025

6,745 bills were filed in the Illinois General Assembly this session, but only a small fraction passed both houses. Of those, 86% were introduced by Democrats. That big disparity is rooted in Democrats drawing legislative districts that shrink opposition.

TAGS: budget, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, JB Pritzker

Pritzker OKs $237M in partisan pork as part of record Illinois budget

By LyLena Estabine

06/18/2025

Gov. J.B. Pritzker had the power to strike $237 million in pork-barrel projects that benefit only Democratic lawmakers’ districts. He should have vetoed the pork projects to create a responsible state budget that is fair to all Illinois taxpayers.

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Gerrymandering: Madigan’s legacy of letting politicians choose their voters

By Patrick Andriesen

06/13/2025

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s sentencing to 7.5 years for bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud ends his active role in Illinois politics. But his legacy of gerrymandering will continue to shape Illinois politics long after he’s behind bars.

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Tinley Park teachers union may strike Sept. 22

Romeoville, Bolingbrook teachers union sets Sept. 18 strike date

Chicago Teachers Union president claims Southern Illinois takes more than it makes

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

Romeoville, Bolingbrook teachers union files strike notice

37 states wouldn’t let Pritzker run for 3rd term in 2026

Vallas: J.B. Pritzker’s $55.2B budget fuels Illinois’ financial death spiral

When GOP gets just 14% of state legislation, Illinois has a legislative map problem

Pritzker OKs $237M in partisan pork as part of record Illinois budget

Gerrymandering: Madigan’s legacy of letting politicians choose their voters

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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