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While the mayor and union appear in lockstep on their vision for the school system, the city likely won’t have the money for more staffing and resources in schools. So the CTU says it’s shifting its target from City Hall to Springfield.
Hidden from public view on the website created by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration are details about how much companies make in profit, what the lease agreements look like for developers and building owners whose buildings have been converted into migrant shelters.
State Sen. Robert Peters’ Senate Bill 3646 addresses children under the age of 15 who obtain a work permit. Anna Koeppel, legislative director at Illinois Department of Labor, said the current law primarily permits employment for 14 and 15 year-olds, as long as it is within allowable work hours and it’s not in hazardous conditions.
Jackson Potter, the CTU vice president: “We knew any effort to address big and systemic issues like racism and homelessness would require struggle. And now the real estate industry has picked a fight we intend to win, through our contract, through legislation, through street actions, coalition-building, and growing our movement.”
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th), Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked Housing Committee chair, says he arrived at a Friday night rally outside City Hall after an American flag was burned to protest U.S. support for Israel. But some of his colleagues don’t buy it, and are talking about calling a special City Council meeting to censure him.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is using the city of Chicago’s lawsuit against gunmaker Glock as ammunition in its challenge to Illinois’ firearm industry liability law.
Comment: At a cost of $205 million for 309 units, that’s $663,000 per unit. Good luck addressing affordable housing at that cost.
New tabulations from both Chicago and Cook County show Eileen O’Neil Burke still leads Clayton Harris III but, her lead but it has now further shrunk down to just 1,643 votes. We now have a little more clarity in the race between O’Neil Burke and Harris, but the outcome of this critical primary could take another week to sort out with next Tuesday being the final deadline for all votes to be counted.
A number of drivers said at a news conference in Park Ridge that they were owed thousands of dollars by the ride-share company because of bureaucratic delays.
“When voters send a message through their vote, we have a responsibility to listen, even if we disagree,” the Progressive Caucus said in a statement released Monday.
Cook County’s courts have steadfastly refused to grant the public remote access to any court files or records. Lawyers who operate within the court system enjoy such access, demonstrating the court has the ability to do so. The public, however, must still travel to physical courthouses in Chicago and elsewhere in the county to access records about cases and criminal charges pending in the largest court system in Illinois, which has 3.9 million active case files still pending.
While elections are partisan, the administration of elections should not be. But RCV is an election scheme that favors the elites and quashes the voices of those they deem “extreme.” It is un-American in every way and ought to be rejected by Illinois lawmakers.
If last week’s primary vote count in Chicago is any indication, Biden will have to continue working to engage voters — especially young voters — in what will be a tough reelection bid against former President Donald Trump.
A leading Republican at the Illinois Statehouse says he stepped down from the House ethics committee because of a lack of action.
Satire and sarcasm may abound, but loss of confidence in elections is no laughing matter. The ways to restore both the perception and reality of honest elections are simple.
Wirepoints is continuously asked by parents for long-term student outcome data for their districts and schools. The problem is, we can’t provide good long-term trends. The Illinois State Board of Education has a long history of switching up its standardized tests every half-decade or so, making it impossible for us to track long-term outcomes at the school and district level.
The image of 25th Ward Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez was captured at a demonstration against the Democratic National Convention coming to Chicago over what he called its failures to address “the genocide in Gaza” and pursue immigration reform. Sigcho Lopez addressed the crowd while a burned American flag sat on the sidewalk feet away. A photo captured earlier at the demonstration showed an American flag engulfed in flames as people looked
Ultimately, Friday’s meeting indicated there may be broad support for the bond proposal in the City Council. Even skeptical or inquisitive council members started or ended their testimony with positive remarks, echoing the need for a plan as TIF districts expire.
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