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CTPF Contracts with Private Equity Owned XTP to Audit High Manager Fees
CTPF Ex Dir Carlton Lenoir
Chicago Teachers’s Pension Fund Executive Director Carlton Lenoir announced at last month’s board meeting that they have contracted with a firm tied to private equity to perform a forensic audit that will help th...
Chicago Board of Education Meeting October 22, 2026
CTU VP Jackson Potter said, “The score is billionaires $6 Billion, the kids of Chicago Zero”
By Jim Vail
Speakers at this month’s Chicago Board of Education public meeting lambasted the board for continued discrimination against special e...
Is the Chief Legal Officer of the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund a Fan of Second City Teachers or a Troll?
CTPF Daniel J. Hurtado
I am always alerted by Substack when a reader likes one of my stories or makes a comment.
People don’t often “like” a story or comment and I like it that way, no pun intended, because I am an old school journalist w...
Tom Tresser Tells Second City Teachers Abolish TIFs NOW!
I wanted to speak once again with Tom Tresser, our unsung hero for the people who has fought hard against tax giveaways to the rich from the people. He organized against bad taxpayer deals including the 2016 Chicago Olympics, the privatizat...
No Contest in Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund Election Raises Questions
The two candidates Tammie Vinson and Phil Weiss who collected petitions and were verified by the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund were the two declared winners in this year’s teacher trustee pension election.
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Hi, my name is Jim Vail. I am a Chicago Public School teacher and journalist. I believe in strong unions fighting for the working people, a strong public education for all and investigative reporting to expose corruption.
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