The index is scored on eight different factors in four categories: ability to defend against the zombie-bite virus, ability to contain the virus, ability to find a cure and ability to outlast the epidemic with an ample food supply. The study is based on data from EMSI, which analyzes labor market data.

It is an unorthodox frontal assault on Springfield by CPS officials – with the blessing of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. CPS is drafting parents to lobby for a solution to the state budget crisis, arming parents with bullet points that include a 22 percent cut in teachers if the standoff doesn’t end.

Despite pulling cops off the street and other tough cost-cutting, the crisis continues.

“Chicago became the highest profile victim…. The objectors pushing these lawsuits are drawing ire not just from their government employers but also from their fellow workers, leaving policymakers searching for a way to silence them.”

Comment: More crap from hopelessly biased ratings agencies. We’ll be writing more about that.