United States Senate

A mother’s will to win

By Austin Berg
06/02/2016
It’s easy to get cynical about Illinois politics. Frustration is the norm in Springfield. Optimism is an emotional liability. But Lisa Creason doesn’t play by those rules. When it comes to politics in the Land of Lincoln, the single mom from Decatur just pulled off the biggest underdog story of 2016. She drove to Springfield...

TAGS: criminal justice reform, Lisa Creason, occupational licensing

AFSCME promised to negotiate in ‘good faith,’ backs bill to take taxpayers out of contract talks

By Mailee Smith
05/11/2016
AFSCME Illinois contract negotiations with Rauner
AFSCME promised to play nice at the negotiating table with Gov. Rauner, but it never intended to keep that promise. The union is doing everything it can to muscle the state’s taxpayers into an outside arbitration process that will practically guarantee that AFSCME’s unreasonable demands are met.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees

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7 things to know about public charter school laws in Illinois

Charter schools are intended to offer families more options in the public school system, but Illinois law often restricts and undermines the autonomy with which they were designed.

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014

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

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016