Illinoisans rejected 35 of 56 local property and sales tax hikes on the November 2026 ballot, as shown in this ...

Illinois voters approved 19 of 27 bond questions in the 2026 election, adding $1.63 billion in public debt that could ...

Voters in several Illinois counties will weigh in on a proposed new sales tax, pitched as a funding source for schools.

CTU-endorsed Hilario Dominguez lost the race for board president to Jessica Biggs. Other candidates endorsed by the union ...

J.B. Pritzker is the first Democratic governor in Illinois history to win a 3rd term after running a $443 million campaign ...

CTU spending funnels millions into politics, while the teachers union leaves less than 19% of its budget for teachers.

Gov. Pritzker claims the $15 minimum wage helped Illinois workers. Data shows state job levels remain below 2018 peaks while ...

Over half of Chicago Public Schools students are below grade level in math and reading, despite an 83% graduation rate.

Yet 40% remain below grade level in reading and 60% in math. Reading proficiency improved and the high school graduation rate ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has spent $545M on political committees since 2016. Data shows the full scope of his political spending in Illinois.

Republican governors also rejected legislation passed by legislatures their own party controls. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe ...

The Chicago Teachers Union achieved a 40% success rate during the 104th Illinois General Assembly, lobbying on 59 bills.