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Politicians obviously don’t care about how much damage they’ve already inflicted on Illinoisans property values. A review of median home values across the nation found that Illinois ranked 45th in median home value growth between 2005 and 2017.
The Office of Financial Analysis, which is supposed to inform aldermen on the budget and costs of other government operations, is without a director and has only one staff member as the city faces a more than $700 million budget gap.
Comment: Per our article that brought this trip to public attention, the delegates unquestionbly claimed there were there on behalf of CTU. See the delegates own statements on that linked here.
The big promises include hiring 250 more nurses and 200 more social workers over five years. It also includes providing more case managers so schools with 240 of more special education students can have at least two, she said. But no word on how to pay for it.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/amara-enyia-staffers-file-wage-theft-grievance-513392701.html
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“We’d like to take a moment to express our appreciation for the Illinois National Guard troops now headed to Afghanistan. To them we say, ‘Godspeed and good luck.'”
A onetime labor leader with ties to several prominent Illinois politicians pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday in a lesser-known extortion case that still threatens to reach deep into the state’s halls of power. As part of his plea deal, former Teamster chief John T. Coli will cooperate with the feds in other investigations. Coli admitted to taking part in a scheme to extort $325,000 from Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, the clout-heavy studio that is home to such hit TV shows as “Chicago Fire” and “Empire.” He pleaded guilty to receiving a prohibited payment and filing a false
This article is from 2010.
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