Members of the City Council’s Black Caucus on Saturday called for Mayor Brandon Johnson’s floor leader to resign his post after allegedly trying to physically restrain an alderperson from entering the City Hall chamber during a chaotic Council meeting last week.
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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As a gay Chicagoan, I find Ramirez-Rosa’s actions completely reprehensible and call upon him to resign.
Who cares that you’re gay? No one cares. If anything, it hurts you. You’re an anonymous person behind a computer screen typing words. You will be judged solely on the content of your comments and nothing more, nothing less. When you start throwing identity politics (I’m this, I’m that) into your comments, you’ve already lost…
Interesting use of the “gay card” considering nothing in the article mentioned anything about being gay or gay legislation. Perhaps you could fill me in on why this is a “gay” issue?
Great to know there’s a diverse group of wp readers out there!! And actual Chicagoans to boot (like me), commenting on the city they actually live in!!