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Between the three rounds of funding, Illinois is receiving $5 billion, with $1.6 billion coming in the third round. Among the uses detailed here is $50 million to be dispersed via competitive grants to schools and community-based organizations to support social emotional and mental health needs for students and staff.
“State officials threatened a physician’s professional standing because they were told he holds an opinion — a thought, a personal view — that the governor finds unacceptable. However one feels about the wisdom of Pritzker’s mask mandate, everyone who values freedom of thought — one of the fundamental concepts on which this nation was founded — should find that abhorrent.”
The University of Illinois System also has a broader “land acknowledgment” statement, which begins, “These lands were the traditional birthright of indigenous peoples who were forcibly removed and who have faced two centuries of struggle for survival and identity in the wake of dispossession.”
District officials pulled out all the stops to connect over the summer with the families of students who disengaged or only intermittently participated in learning last year. That included home visits by both district employees and staff at partner community groups to about 18,000 students flagged as being at a high risk for not returning this fall. The district was able to engage with the parents or guardians of about 75% of them.
Locally, the shortage means that about 2,100 CPS students, mostly selective enrollment or magnet school students, won’t have bus transportation on Monday. The district has offered affected students a $1,000 stipend for the first two weeks, with $500 per month after that.
John P. McCormick, former editor of the Chicago Tribune’s editorial page: “Don’t look to Cook County’s top prosecutors or City Hall’s politicians for the answer…Lest the politicians look heavy-handed or hector anyone but the police about rising crime, they’ll keep ceding Michigan Avenue and the rest of downtown to whatever lawlessness or revival comes its way.
The Humane Society of the United States also applauded the new legislation.
In a letter to families, CPS said a small number of students will not be able to take the bus. A significant number of bus drivers have quit following a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
“We need help,” a River North bar owner said. (video in link)
Because of inherent shortcomings, the government GAAP as used by New York City and Illinois to calculate their budgets has resulted in continued financial instability and shoddy budgeting practices, which are reinforced by GAAP.
On Saturday, Chicago joined several cities and towns across the country in a solidarity action opposing such legislative attempts.
“Lawmakers in at least 28 states are attempting to pass legislation that would force teachers to lie to students about the role of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and oppression throughout U.S. history. That repression has sparked a national response from educators across the nation, and on Saturday, Chicago will join cities and towns across the U.S. to stage solidarity actions opposing legislative attempts to undermine the right to teach truth to students.”
Worth, Illinois, is known as the friendly village. But many residents are complaining about a not-so-friendly jump in their property taxes. They say their bills went up — way up.
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine says his office is not “willing or able” to file criminal charges to enforce Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent mask mandate. Haine said he isn’t trying to weigh in on masking, but rather letting the people of Madison County know his legal opinion on the order.
Also listed are 77 of other measures the governor enacted Friday.
According to the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, the auto industry directly supports more than 30,000 jobs in the state, including work at three assembly plants in Bloomington-Normal, Belvidere, and Chicago. President Mark Denzler says the possibility exists to recruit new facilities, but a recent Illinois law dealing with how automakers pay dealerships for warranty work was a step in the wrong direction.
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