Illinois Education Association

Weaver served as head of the state's largest teacher's union from 1981-1987.

The newly elected head of the state's largest union lives in Bloomington. Illinois Education Association members chose Karl Goeke who had been serving as interim president following the death of IEA president Al Llorens in September.

IEA President Albert J. "Al" Llorens died Thurs., Sept. 25, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

A suburban Chicago school teacher is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to agree she can use her paid sick days for maternity leave. The catch? Her baby…

Teachers and educational support personnel in the Springfield School District approved a new two-year contract last night by a vote of 422 to 150.The…

Springfield teachers are headed back to the bargaining table after their union, the Springfield Education Association, voted last night to reject the…

Who should pay pension costs for Illinois teachers and school administrators? Currently, the state bears virtually all the cost, leaving the state’s 852…

Authorities are investigating an anonymous letter threatening the lives of anyone in line to receive state-funded pensions. The letter was mailed to…

When Illinois adopted a new school funding formula in 2017, it was the culmination of a multi-years-long effort involving a handful of complicated…

Last spring, Illinois lawmakers approved legislation that would strip a state commission of its power to overrule local school boards. But after Gov.…