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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THE DEFINITION OF CHUTZPAH — Failed Governor Pritzker — Who Raised Illinois Gas Taxes 100 Percent And Beyond — Says He Has Helped Struggling Families Put Gas In Their Car – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago
It was $4.39 at Casey’s by Beloit Memorial hospital. A new Kwik Mart opened across the street so probably a gas war for a while. By the expressway in Beloit $4.59 to $4.79
Gas at a Wisconsin station near me was $0.60 cents a gallon cheaper. 11 gallons @ $0.60 saved me $6.60. JB and the con men in Illinois will save me $2.00 when I buy 100 gallons. Do the math.
Thanks to the combined efforts of Biden and Pritzker – neither of whom have likely pumped their own gas in eons. Or paid for it with money they worked for.