Chicago City Wire

Chicago Teachers Union educators at charter schools vote to authorize strike

By Marian Johns | Nov 2, 2018

Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) educators at charter schools have voted to authorize a strike as they negotiate a contract with Acero, the largest unionized network of charter schools in Chicago, according to In These Times.

Ex-cop hired by IDFPR despite admitting federal gang-related drug conviction

By Marian Johns | May 9, 2018

A recent Illinois Office of Executive Inspector General (OEIG) investigation revealed that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) hired a former Chicago police officer with a past criminal history of drug and gang-related federal convictions.

Firefighter union leader's letter sparks backlash from Northwest Side GOP Club

By Marian Johns | Mar 6, 2018

A letter to Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 members from its president, James Tracy, is sparking backlash from the Northwest Side GOP Club and some union members for Tracy's endorsement of Democratic State Central Committee candidates Cynthia Santos and John Cullerton.

19th District residents 'not ATMs for reckless politicians,' Laporte says

By Marian Johns | Feb 19, 2018

Chicago Police Officer Jeffrey Laporte, who is running in the Democratic primary in the 19th House District, hopes to bring a fresh face to the state Capitol as the political newcomer sets his sights on reining in spending and showing residents "they are not just ATMs for reckless politicians."

Proposed K-12 spending plan to speed exodus, Lasonde says

By Marian Johns | Feb 12, 2018

Illinois State Superintendent of Education Tony Smith's recent call for a $50 billion increase to the K-12 budget for next year could cost Cook County residents $3.1 billion in income taxes, a move that Joan McCarthy Lasonde, a Wilmette Republican in the 9th Senate District, says will cause even more people to flee the state because they are "being taxed to death."