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Illinois Federation of Teachers President Dan Montgomery won’t be seeking reelection, and three other executive board members have submitted resignations. Those vacancies give the Chicago Teachers Union an opening to gain more power over the statewide union. CTU President Stacy Davis Gates, whose tenure at CTU has been rocked by scandals, is already the executive vice president of IFT.
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Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
26 Comments
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
10 Comments
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
4 Comments
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
Bringing outstanding leadership from Chicago to all of Illinois teachers….only kidding. The State of Illinois is doomed.
It would be nice if CTU was more concerned about education, not power and money.
Need to allow state bankruptcy and outlaw public unions
Neither will happen.
Bleah.