Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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Always a great ideas to hire someone that left this state as soon as she had the chance and never looked back until “Commodius Maximus” threw money at her.
Nice ads to show everything is great in Illinois just in time for the election midterms
Next up…all Illinois incumbents re-elected
Illinois’ Latest Awful Tourism Ad Is Worst Ever — How The F**k Is Nails-On-The-Chalkboard-Voice Actress Jane Lynch Going To Convince Anyone To Visit A State That Has Become An Unflushed Crime Toilet Of Carjackings/Expressway Shootings, With The Highest Gas Taxes In America
JB needs to spice it up. Illinois is so more than the “Middle of Everything.” Illinois is at the Top of the List! Big city murders, attacks on tourists, convicted politicians in jail, corrupt politicians still in elected office, property taxes, high school graduates who can’t read, cheating unemployment recipients, gas prices and the list goes on and on. Tell the truth, Tubby.