IFT Members Rally in Springfield to Demand Full Funding for Schools and Counter Trump Cuts by Taxing the Rich on Eve of Gov. Pritzker’s Statewide Address

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Educators and state workers from the 105,000-member Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) rallied and lobbied at the Capitol on Tuesday to demand Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly prioritize delivering funds that have been promised but not provided to Illinois’ students and to counter devastating Trump administration cuts by finally fixing Illinois’ upside tax code and making the ultra-rich pay their fair share.

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