Toxic CPS-CTU feud simmers under surface of latest reopening talks – Chicago Sun-Times*

“Instead of backing down and deescalating, both CPS and CTU are continuing to play the game that has caused so much turmoil over the past two years. It seems they’ve had a hard time forgetting the 2019 strike, or the late Friday night mayoral press conference that trashed the union last month, or the CTU’s vote of no-confidence in Mayor Lori Lightfoot after the reopening agreement was reached.”

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Loretto Hospital Gave Vaccines To Ineligible People At Neighboring Greek Church – WBEZ (Chicago)

“The church believes that 28 family members of parishioners registered for vaccination were ineligible as part of Phases 1a or 1b. That family members registered for the vaccination is an unintended consequence of a well-intentioned effort to vaccinate the elderly and essential workers of the parish, all of whom were eligible.” the church said in a statement.

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IDES Acting Director Kristin Richards Sits Down With CBS 2, Says Unemployment Offices Will Reopen ‘As Soon As It’s Feasible – CBS2 (Chicago)

She said IDES is closely monitoring vaccination rates, with a goal to open up and restore in-person services later this summer. “We want to ensure we are not creating an unsafe, chaotic environment for claimants who are visiting our office, so we are going to do it gradually and we are likely going to do it in a way that is piloted, so we can test and see what works.”

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Illinois school district consolidation bill advances – Center Square

Adam Schuster, senior director of budget and tax research for Illinois Policy, said the bill would make sure money goes to the classroom rather than overhead. “It’s time to do what’s best for students, teachers and residents across the state: ensure education dollars make it into the classroom. Illinois’ excessive layers of wasteful and duplicative district bureaucracy are a barrier to this goal.”

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Untrue Social Media Posts Claim Anyone Can Sign Up At United Center — And It’s Creating A Headache For City Health Workers – Block Club Chicago

The voucher code and website in the message – spreading wildly on social media and text messages – are actually meant to be used by people who live in specific ZIP codes where communities were hit hard by COVID-19. That means the city’s health department staff are having to go through appointments made with the code and cancel those of people who don’t live in those ZIP codes.

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Illinois is cooked, and it’s time to get out – American Thinker

“The election of our new progressive council means Evanston is redefining its municipal function as one of wealth redistribution rather than service provider. Winning candidates had progressivism, equity, and reparations as their top priorities, one even declaring that all policies will be viewed through the equity lens. No mention of balancing the budget.”

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Anti-Gentrification Ordinance Approved, Slapping Developers With Steep Fines For Tearing Down Buildings Near The 606, In Pilsen – Block Club Chicago

“This is a moral issue,” Ald. Roberto Maldonado said. “I think the fees should be much higher, like what we originally proposed … the purpose behind all of this, we hope, is to stop gentrification, stop development and stop displacing us.” He said he wants developers to “stay away” from the 26th Ward.

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot Announces Proposal To Update City’s Affordable Housing Ordinance With New Requirements For Developers – CBS2 (Chicago)

“For a multitude of reasons, the City needs to encourage growth and investment, the least of which are recapturing population loss and, as a result, increase the property tax funds,” Chicago Association of Realtors spokesman Kristopher Anderson said. However, some measures in Lightfoot’s plan, such as a lower income thresholds for affordable units, would create a standard most builders can’t meet and restrict development in Chicago.

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