As immigration agents swooped into Chicago this fall, communities stepped up to get kids to school safely

A new WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but ...

Chicago budget clash: Teachers union supports Johnson, businesses reject tax plan

On one side, the Chicago Teachers Union, which bankrolled Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign. CTU backs the mayor’s push to revive a corporate head tax to fund public safety initiatives.
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As immigration agents swept Chicago this fall, communities stepped in to get kids to school safely

A WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but overall ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson makes emotional plea for embattled corporate head tax proposal

The mayor accused City Council members working on an alternate spending plan of “playing games with working people." ...
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Child care workers are building a network of resistance against ICE

In this year of immigration raids, child care providers have stepped up to keep families unified amid incredible uncertainty.
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Chicago Teachers Union audits due to U.S. House committee Monday

Greg Bishop shares a story from The Center Square's Jim Talamonti about the Chicago Teachers Union's response to a U.S. House ...

WATCH: Sanctuary bill soon law; Use of force case proceeds; CTU audits due Mon

In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop airs concerns a Republican state ...