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Ted joined the Ray Stevens Show to talk about why business owners avoid expanding into Illinois, why the state’s dismal economic policies are causing areas around the state to decline, the potential for lawmakers to impose even higher taxes this year, and more.
At a time when Democratic insiders have never been more distrusted, the ultimate Democratic insider thinks he can be president in 2028.
“Despite these clear warnings, the People’s Republic of China, with help from the Biden administration, Democratic governors, and members of Congress, has established footholds in America’s emerging electric vehicle battery sector. Gotion, a company with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party, has begun building plants in Michigan and Illinois despite strong local pushback…. As a first step, the Senate must mandate no U.S. tax credits to any PRC-affiliated companies. None.”
“Chicago’s mayor is about to find out,” U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, of Utah, declared in a post on X. “Racial discrimination is illegal.” In another post he said, “There’s no such thing as benevolently racist hiring policies. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is breaking the law And bragging about it Then calling Trump a monster because his administration won’t tolerate that.”
Chicago police said the group “aggressively battered” a couple on the train at Harrison around 11:23 p.m. May 7. The crowd battered and pepper-sprayed the victims and took their valuables while at least one offender displayed a knife.
Groups like the Anti-Defamation League say Mayor Brandon Johnson and city leaders have “fanned the flames” of antisemitic activity, pointing to Johnson’s hiring of people to top-level positions who had espoused antisemitic views. That includes the mayor’s choice for school board president – Rev. Mitchell Johnson – who had antisemitic social media postings and was removed after a week on the job.
According to Amanda Piker, co-founder of Concerned Citizens of Manteno, the judge dismissed three claims, specifically related to spot and contract zoning, but allowed the more substantial allegations, including improper rezoning and environmental safety issues, to proceed.
State Sen. Erica Harriss explained why she voted No: “We don’t need another quick fix. We need structural change to increase IDFPR’s effectiveness, allowing those seeking licenses to be able to provide vital services to our communities without lowering the standards.”
One bill requires employers to give paid time off to employees who pump breastmilk at work. The second allows midwives to help with home births, which is the latest attempt by Illinois lawmakers to restore access to maternal health care in the state’s maternity care deserts.
Senate Bill 1181 would explicitly name the press in an existing state law that aims to protect against “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” otherwise known as SLAPP lawsuits. The case that inspired the legislation was brought against the Sun-Times after the paper published multiple articles about investigations into the former executive director of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board.
Eman Abdelhadi, assistant professor in the department of comparative human development, claimed the majority of the university’s board of trustees have some kind of personal investment in Israel. “This movement is not going away,” Abdelhadi said. “People are going to persist in their protests.”
At Wednesday’s City Council meeting, Ald. Bennett Lawson introduced a proposed ordinance that would stop the phase-out of the subminimum wage dead in its tracks. Lawson acknowledged that it’s “very hard for any politician to admit they did something that didn’t work.”
As law enforcement searched Elias Rodriguez’s apartment Thursday, some people — including Ald. Raymond Lopez, former mayoral candidate Ja’Mal Green and Iris Martinez, former Cook County circuit court clerk — posted and shared misinformation to social media attempting to link progressive Chicago politicians to the alleged gunman.
That 13-million dollars is from taxpayer money, but it’s not an extra 13 million. It’s money already budgeted, but instead of being spent on electricity, it will be spent on solar energy.
The spike will occur from June 1 until Sept. 30.
If signed into law, anyone living in a house, apartment, or on land without permission from the owner will be treated as a trespasser. This would give police the right to forcefully remove them from the property without a drawn-out court process.
The city’s recommended contribution is nearly three-fourths of the police department’s current payroll. The city’s situation is similar to towns all across the state. Illinois law controls the terms of police pensions.
Illinois’ economic growth since Pritzker took office has been the seventh worst in the nation, and the worst among the 10 most-populated states. Other measures of the state economy are also disappointing.
Illinois’ tendency to treat tax hikes – with at least 70 in 15 years costing $110 billion – as a cure-all for budget problems erodes voter trust in Springfield.
“With Stateville empty and the NRC now fully staffed, we can focus on rebuilding Stateville into a state-of-the-art facility centered on rehabilitation,” said state Sen. Rachel Ventura, whose district includes Stateville. “Investing in better living conditions and meaningful programming is essential to reducing recidivism and improving outcomes.”
Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, an Illinois medical school admits black and Hispanic students with lower average MCAT scores and GPAs than the average scores of white and Asian students it rejects, according to data shared with The Daily Wire.
Wirepoints joined Americans for Prosperity and the Illinois Policy Institute for a roundtable discussion on the proposed tier 2 pension sweetener legislation.
He has been part of more than 20 suits and filings aimed at halting executive orders and policies since President Trump took office in January. And he believes the legal fights are going in Democrats’ favor.
In the ruling, Judge Daniel Kubasiak agreed that allowing the parents’ lawsuit to continue would conflict with state educational labor law and would undermine the ability of the CTU and other teachers unions to deal directly with school boards to resolve supposed conflicts, no matter if those disputes are genuine and legal or manufactured and outside the law.
David Greising, of he Better Government Association: “There is real danger here. A last-minute pension ‘fix’ that blows up the cost, and threatens the solvency of the state’s pension system for years to come, would only revive the worst historic habits of our state legislature.”
Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s biggest blunders involved four Brookdale Senior Living properties in Lake View, Lincoln Park, Des Plaines and Glenview. All were discovered by Brookdale, which found that its 2021 tax bills were wrongly cut by $530,541. In January, Brookdale paid the money it should have, but Kaegi had waived $424,433 in penalties and interest.
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