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Suggested replacement names include Michael Jackson and Jesse Jackson.
Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts.
Comment: House Democrats don’t have the votes to override Rauner’s amendatory veto, which is the real issue at hand, so theater will have to suffice.
The managing editor of the Chicago Tribune assured Chicago City Wire that reporter Kim Janssen is taking every precaution to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest given that his wife, Becky Schlikerman, is a spokesperson for Cook County.
Developers of Chicago’s largest private projects would be required to sign affidavits spelling out their efforts to share the wealth with minorities, under an executive order signed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel that disappointed minority aldermen.
Comment: Dems seem to be doubling down on identity politics.
A detailed look at her involvement in the administration.
Each district claimed Vallez works more than 1,000 hours a year. However, North Berwyn officials stated his contract requires 40-hour work weeks, or about 2,000 hours a year. That means Vallez is required to work, among all the jobs, about 4,000 hours a year, or an 11-hour workday every day of the year.
“The signs of growth and other fiscal accomplishments fell far short of calming their worries over longer term pension ills, the school district’s precarious finances, state political dysfunction, and plans to establish a new borrowing tool.”
Parents of Illinois public school students have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to secure what they consider adequate funding for the coming school year.
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