"Dan Seals and Intersect Illinois -- a 12-employee public-private partnership formed in 2016 by then-Gov. Bruce Rauner that counts many of Illinois' biggest and best-known corporations as funders -- are telling Illinois' story through their new 'Be in Illinois' campaign. He described it as a very targeted, tailored marketing campaign to attract out-of-state companies."
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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This is pure gaslighting aka lying aka strawman arguments. No one denies that we have a lot here for business. No one. Businesses leave because the politicians are hell bent on destroying what good remains. They want out before its too late. Downtown Detroit is filled with empty occupied and blighted abandoned buildings. Someone or some business owned these trophy towers before they were abandoned to the ravages of time. That’s what is coming for Illinois. All of it. Except the farm land, Bill Gates will use it to grow and harvest insect based proteins …