The Chicago-based U.S. Soccer Federation is moving its headquarters to the Atlanta area, where it is going to build a training center, the organization said today. Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank, who owns soccer team Atlanta United, is contributing $50 million to the effort, the federation said in a press release today. The press release is here.
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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Some of the reasons I left Taxistan;
When even woke leftist businesses — like the Communist Kickball League — are dumping their Chicago HQs — the steady conga line of corporate refugees has become a balls-out jailbreak
One more nail in the coffin for Chicago. More and more businesses are leaving for greener pastures and a safer land. Best move of their lives.