Special Session for Special Interests
The General Assembly is returning to session to please special interests: Public utility giants and the Chicago Teachers’ Union.
Read Full Article4 Things You Need to Know About the Fight for Independent Maps
There is still time to contact your legislator and/or Gov. Pritzker demanding Independent Maps
Read Full ArticleDon’t Take the Bait
This is a distraction from her failure as mayor for the past two years. She has lost control of the city.
Read Full ArticleSchool Choice Now
A family should not be required to send their child to a failing school simply because of their zip code or their income. Illinois needs to expand its school choice options in order to have truly equal opportunities for all families and not just those who can afford private school tuition or can afford to live in an affluent suburb.
Read Full ArticleChicagoans Prefer Bankruptcy Over Higher Taxes As City Debt Piles Up
Illinois cities need an option that’s fair to taxpayers and provides long-term sustainability for local governments. Allowing municipalities and local units of government to restructure pension debt through bankruptcy would make pension obligations sustainable and affordable; it would also lead to more reasonable negotiating conditions between unions and government.
Read Full ArticleCTU Strike Reinforces Need For School Choice
If leaders are serious about reform and providing an adequate education for every student no matter their family’s income or zip code, then they must put their own political agendas aside and support programs like the tax credit scholarships and charter school expansions.
Read Full ArticlePritzker’s “Fair Tax”: Another Chicago Bailout
Will you go along with Gov. Pritzker and the Chicago Democrats to take more money out of your communities and schools, or will you vote to keep your hard earned money local?
Read Full ArticleCrickets On CPS Sex Abuse Scandal
The systemic failure at Chicago Public Schools to protect children is appalling. The political leaders in the city and state are offering no alternatives to families in Chicago who want to escape a predatory, failing school system.
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