Chicago Teachers Union’s actions affect all Illinoisans – Illinois Policy

CTU has spent more than $24.3 million on politics since 2010, when a radical slate of union leaders took over and ushered in years of political wrangling. In fact, nearly half of current lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly have received money from CTU. That creates a quid pro quo between the union and politicians in Illinois. In the most recent legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly did CTU’s bidding on 60 percent of the bills on which CTU took a stance.