Illinois comptroller: Illinoisans who mishandle human remains must face more consequences
Illinois has a death care business regulatory structure that is inherently flawed.
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Susana Mendoza: CPS educators, we understand your frustration
Teachers want a voice in decisions that affect their lives and livelihoods.
Susana Mendoza: Put Illinois students above politics, and opt in to the federal scholarship program
Opting into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship program would help bring some of the federal money Illinois sends to Washington back home.
Susana A. Mendoza: Our students deserve stable classrooms, not Brandon Johnson’s costly chaos
I am outraged at the reckless fiscal course Mayor Brandon Johnson is charting at Chicago Public Schools.
Susana Mendoza: Some lawmakers want to claw back raises they declined. That is unfair to taxpayers.
Say a state senator votes to decline pay raises and issues news releases boasting that he voted against those pay raises because he cares about the voters and wants them...
Op-ed: Susana Mendoza: Ex-lawmakers trying to claw back rejected raises are wasting taxpayer money
On behalf of all Illinois taxpayers, I'd like to ask our state's "Million Dollar Man" to give up his crusade for even more taxpayer money. State taxpayers paid former state...
Op-ed: Don’t call it a ‘bailout.’ The states urgently need federal relief.
As the state comptrollers of Illinois and Connecticut, we have seen firsthand the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the economies of our states. Families are suffering. Businesses continue...
Commentary: Susana Mendoza: GOP legislators, don’t be afraid to impeach one of your own
Why would legislators ever impeach a leader of their own party? Because it's the right thing to do. I did it, and it didn't hurt my career at all, even...