Elected leaders rely on union dollars to fund their campaigns. As of 2023, 9 in 10 lawmakers received money from unions.

Overall participation in labor unions has declined in recent years in Illinois, although the state has seen an increase in successful unionization efforts for the second year in a row. That’s ...

Dark-money groups want a look at the Chicago Teachers Union’s finances. The Trump administration could help them get it.

Illinois has a new law making it illegal for employers to force their employees into so-called captive audience meetings. It’s aimed at helping workers who are trying to unionize. Union organizing has ...

Illinois has become the latest state to adopt legislation aimed at protecting workers from their employers' anti-union messaging. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed the bill into law on ...

Protestors in support of SIUE employees and members of local 2887 show their support during a protest on Nov. 2, 2023 in Edwardsville, Ill. Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat Overall participation ...