Details emerging about Chicago Teachers Union’s upcoming contract show just how divorced its demands, both extreme and expensive, are from the reality at Chicago schools. It’s not just about massive salary increases, but also about money for migrant students, climate initiatives, abortions and gender-affirming care. About blocking parental notification. Count on CTU’s demands to veer further from reality until the public finally says no.
We all need property tax control. I want taxing bodies to stop using our homes as unlimited ATM machines for unending raises and benefits.
So yesterday the Tribune runs a well-written editorial against rent control. Today, they allow this trash.