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Covenant House’s annual Sleep Out Chicago event, held last week, raised nearly $500,000 for a shelter that targets homeless 18- to 24-year-olds.
“The governor, and his Democrat allies, are blowing federal dollars, creating new programs that are not sustainable, and neglecting to address the core problems that are crushing our state’s economy and Illinois taxpayers.”
Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner, of Wirepoints: “It’s those massive injections of federal funding that are responsible for the ‘improvement’ in Illinois’ budget numbers. More cash in the hands of individuals and companies has helped spike income- and sales-tax revenues despite the massive job losses and business closures that resulted from Pritzker’s lockdowns and the general reaction to COVID-19.”
“We know who our enemy is here: it’s the gangs and guns. But what we also know is that the only way forward is to be united with a common sense of purpose, and make investments in our young people that are going to redound to their benefit and the benefit of our city for decades to come,” Mayor Lightfoot said.
“Such an educational institution, even in the best of outcomes, would only serve a tiny number of students and would risk becoming a dangerous further ideological polarization within a sector of the culture and economy where America has long functioned as the leader of the world.”
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“Sorry, Illinois, but you’re the least tax-friendly state in the country for middle-class families. For all three taxes we’re tracking – income, sales, and property taxes – you tax middle-income residents at an above average rate (at least). And for one of those taxes, the rates are extremely high. That’s enough to put the Land of Lincoln in the most undesirable spot on our list.”
The national anti-harassment group Time’s Up announced a “major reset” Friday, claiming the women’s rights organization would be “rebuilt from the ground up” after a few of its leaders advised disgraced ex-New
“For two decades, public universities have seen declining state support for operations,” CFO Avijit Ghosh said. “We hope that given the state’s improved financial situation this year, we’ll see a reversal in that trend…We now need assistance from the state to continue to keep higher education affordable for Illinois residents.”
Eberhart Elementary School’s complaint to OSHA coincided with an October report detailing how staff members — from security guards to top school administrators — had been cleaning the school themselves so kids wouldn’t have to face filthy conditions that also included rodent droppings and cockroaches in classrooms and bathrooms.
For two of the nuclear plants at stake, the operator, Exelon, had already filed paperwork with federal regulators to shut them down for financial reasons. Lawmakers agreed to pay to keep the nuclear plants open so that Illinois could meet its clean energy goals, and Exelon agreed to keep two other marginal nuclear plants in the state open as well. The deal is a culmination of a lot of painstaking negotiations and “midwestern practicality,” according to Illinois Deputy Governor Christian Mitchell.
The board approved a request for more than $683 million in operating funds for the fiscal year 2023, which is 10 percent higher than the current year’s budget. The request is the first step in the annual budget process and will be submitted for consideration by the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the governor and the Illinois General Assembly.
“What happened to Kyle Rittenhouse wasn’t decent. There is no decency in power politics and he was the target. There is no conscience in power politics. And no restraint. And that’s what all this was all about. Power politics.”
“We know our staff, families, and students are all doing their best,” he said. “Stress is causing burnout and people are juggling personal and professional responsibilities, and a myriad of challenges catalyzed by the pandemic,” a letter from Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton stated.
Britta Zucco, a kindergarten teacher at Meridian District 15, has been on unpaid leave since Oct. 11 for refusing to show vaccine proof or take part in weekly testing. She said her local union was of no help. “Being required to undergo this medical procedure to be able to walk into my work just really goes against my beliefs, personally.”
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth met with leaders in downtown St. Louis to discuss the insfrasturcture bill and economic advancement in the region.
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