The Chicago Teachers Union made national news by striking for smaller classroom sizes and salary increases. A recently released analysis of the Financial State of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), shows that CPS already needs more than $17 billion to pay its bills. This breaks down to a hair-raising $18,900 per Chicago taxpayer.
On April 2, 2025, President Trump launched "Liberation Day" tariffs, hitting imports with 10-54% rates. In Illinois, this could shift trade—$127.8 billion in goods from Canada, China, and...
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