Overview
- The House Education and Workforce Committee ordered the Chicago Teachers Union to deliver unabridged audits from 2019–2024, board meeting minutes, and written member audit requests with responses by Dec. 8, 2025.
- Lawmakers say evidence indicates members have not received complete audits since 2020, which they argue violates CTU bylaws and denies dues payers insight into spending.
- The letter alleges CTU leaders worked to withhold complete financial information and characterized one member’s audit request as a racist “dog whistle.”
- CTU had not provided the requested records or a detailed public response at the time of reporting, as a separate member lawsuit seeks access to union financial documents.
- The request follows renewed scrutiny of Chicago education finances and reporting on CTU’s multimillion-dollar political spending in recent years.