According to the Illinois Policy Institute, just 17% of Chicago Teachers Union spending is dedicated to representing its members.

Illinois Policy Institute Senior Director of Labor Policy Mailee Smith cited the union’s federal filing documents.

ShotSpotter’s days in Chicago are numbered, but some aldermen are trying — once again — to throw the gunshot detection system a last-minute lifeline.

Aldermen called on Mayor Brandon Johnson to abandon his plan to end the city’s use of the technology at a Public Safety Committee hearing Monday. Johnson plans to phase out ShotSpotter over the course of two months starting Sept. 22, fulfilling a campaign pledge.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday froze hiring and travel in all city departments — including police and fire — and eliminated overtime “not directly required for public safety operations” to begin to confront Chicago’s burgeoning budget crisis.

Johnson is not the first mayor to freeze hiring and restrict overtime to solve a budget crisis.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are gearing up to take the stage for Tuesday night’s debate in Philadelphia, where they’ll fight to sway 2024 election voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics.

The meeting comes 75 days after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance triggered a political earthquake that ultimately forced him from the race. Few expect such a transformative result this time, but Trump is on a mission to end Harris’ “honeymoon.”

If the city of Peoria gets its way, the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino could move across the river to a landlocked site within the city.

The idea was first reported by WMBD-AM 1470 on Monday but it’s not new. The casino’s owners, Boyd Gaming, and City Hall have been discussing this for the past four years, according to the radio station.