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Comment: The best we could come up with for good news on this sad day.
Comment: Um Guv, I thought you line-item vetoed it, which got overridden. General Assembly and Guv, let us know when you identify where we get the $300 million each year for ten years to fund this.
Chicago hotels would be required to provide portable “panic buttons” to workers like housecleaners who venture alone into guests’ rooms, under a plan aldermen advanced Monday. Comment: No reason to there. Just give one to every Chicago resident.
Potential vetoes that could be called for override votes in October include plenty of important issues.
Rauner: “I am ready to send our Guardsmen on a mission to make sure the people of Puerto Rico are safe and healthy as they find a way to rebuild after such a tragic blow. We are one people, united by our love for this country and our willingness to help each other in times of need.”
Chicago is expecting and is ready to welcome a “huge” influx of immigration from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, with 1,600 people already here and lots more on the way, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said today.
Temp agencies must now give their workers information about equipment, protective clothing and training before sending them to a work place. And if the agency offers transportation to and from work, the service should be free of charge.
Administrative costs for a program for the poor that are more than three times the amount of aid actually provided to needy residents.
The JouralStar reported yesterday that the new Tier 3 pension plan can’t be implemented before next fiscal year for TRS, the state teacher’s pension which represents over 60% of the state pension system. Tier 3 is for newly hired workers in TRS and SURS and for their Tier 2 workers who opt in. But the article didn’t connect the dots and missed the real impact. The new state budget, recently passed along with the Tier 3 changes, assumed $500 million dollars in savings from the change this year. That clearly won’t happen (though some minor changes may be realized if
Comment: It’s a safe place, evidently. But there was this trigger warning from one rating agency — that the university is at risk of losing it top rating unless operating performance improves.
A new video gives a glimpse into the stresses facing Chicago police officers — and urges cops to call for help if they’re feeling overwhelmed.
Posted on Thursday night to the Chicago Police Department Facebook page, the video has been viewed more than 9,200 times and is getting widely shared.
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