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Courts
Attorneys review Chicago Teachers Union audits following congressional request

(The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union says it has complied with a U.S. House committee’s request to release financial audits, but attorneys challenging the union in court say… Read More

January 26, 2026
Public Education
‘Beyond parody’: Teachers’ union overseeing failing schools sends out flyer with glaring typo

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) social media accounts disseminated a flyer across multiple platforms that misspelled the word “governor.” CTU’s official accounts on… Read More

January 14, 2026
Government
House committee probes Chicago Teachers Union after years of missing financial audits 

Congressional lawmakers are demanding that the Chicago Teachers Union release years of missing financial audits, intensifying scrutiny about why the union is refusing to provide them in the first place. … Read More

December 2, 2025
Public Education
Analysis: Starving Chicago charter schools failing by design  

The Chicago Tribune is reporting more state charter schools are closing as the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) flexes its muscle, starving charters of money. The plan seems to be… Read More

November 3, 2025
Public Education
Poll: Chicago Teachers Union wildly unpopular in Illinois

A survey commissioned by the Illinois Policy Institute found only one in five state voters have a positive view of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Over… Read More

August 18, 2025
Public Education
Teachers’ union climate justice goals face budget constraints amid student performance concerns

​(Daily Caller News Foundation) – “Climate justice” provisions in the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) new contract are colliding with financial reality as the city’s low-performing public school system faces a… Read More

July 9, 2025
Public Education
Lawsuit against Chicago Teachers Union proceeds, as observers seek ‘full picture’ of group’s ‘radical, political spending’

A judge has allowed a lawsuit against the Chicago Teachers Union to move forward, as the union’s own members have been suing to demand financial transparency.  The lawsuit stems from… Read More

May 21, 2025
Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union demands $1.7B for ‘climate champions and gender support coordinators’ as deficit looms

Already facing a $400 million budget deficit, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is demanding 4,650 new staff positions at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) at a cost… Read More

June 13, 2024
Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union demands $50B in salary hikes, free abortions and more

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has issued a 142-page list of demands to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) that includes unconventional items ranging from free abortions to… Read More

May 7, 2024
Public Education
Leaked Chicago Teachers Union memo demands abortion coverage and ‘queer competent’ staff

The Chicago Teachers Union is making a slew of radical demands to Mayor Brandon Johnson, a leaked memo revealed. The documents, obtained by the Illinois Policy… Read More

March 6, 2024