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“The pivot, and that is the most charitable word available, is difficult to miss.”
“Major felony offenses remain enough of a problem on the CTA to require a response, yet Mayor Johnson has gone ahead with a ridiculous plan which is unlikely to have any measurable impact on crime on the transit system. The conditions on the CTA demand a much stronger response and there are several steps the mayor can take to confront crime and assure the public the CTA is safe.”
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year prison sentence for political corruption was commuted in 2020 and pardoned by the president last February, filed lobbying paperwork Monday with Congress to represent ex-ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore seeking clemency.
But Johnson, who neither signed nor vetoed the spending plan, allowing it to take effect, has repeatedly warned that the budget is not balanced — with a $163 million deficit — and that the City Council may have to make emergency cuts to make up for revenue that does not materialize.
State Rep. Nicole La Ha voted in favor of HB 2363 but said lawmakers should focus on smart, affordable solutions. “Any time that we have unfunded mandates or things that are going to affect our small businesses, or there’s more red tape that we have to push people through, I’m not always going to be very excited about those things,” she said.
For years, veterinarians have granted these exemptions, but the practice wasn’t clearly recognized in law. Senate Bill 128 now spells out the process: vets must examine the pet, determine the vaccine would cause harm, and reevaluate the animal annually to renew the exemption.
“Glory hound Greg Bovino cannot resist acting a fool in the third largest media market. The actions of the CBP militia under his command have been unconstitional [sic] and shameful. Hey, Greg, your day of reckoning is fast approaching,” she asserted.
State Sen. Patrick Joyce has filed a bill that would reduce Chicago’s Local Government Distributive Fund allocation from the state by the exact amount the city would generate with its recently passed 10.25 percent sports betting tax on city-based revenue. State Rep. Daniel Didech filed legislation in October that would prevent Chicago’s mayor from enacting home rule to levy taxes on sports betting by prohibiting local jurisdictions from taxing, regulating, or imposing fees on gambling.
U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, sent a letter Dec. 19 to Chicago Public Schools raising concerns the district is pressuring Moody Bible Institute to abandon its faith-based standards for its students to participate in student teaching.
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