Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski joins Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson on Chicago’s Morning Answer. They talk about the special session of the Illinois General Assembly, the major omnibus energy spending bill, the Pritzker Administration’s misleading comments on out-migration and all things Illinois.
See Wirepoints recent pieces on the subjects:
- Don’t fall for Pritzker administration’s misleading comments on Illinois’ population losses
- New IRS data reveals which states won and lost the competition for people and their wealth in 2019
- New IRS migration data: Illinois third-biggest loser of people, biggest loser of incomes, to other states in 2019
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. 
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 5/4/2024.
Gov. JB Pritzker calls it “ethics” reform.
It’s rare to see city leaders in Chicago take an open, unabashed stance on the collapse of literacy. To complain is deemed as too political, too racist or too anti-public schools. So it’s refreshing to see Willie Wilson, a successful businessman and leader of the black community, call for a literacy initiative “with the goal of getting 100% of Black students reading at grade level.”
OT: Read the article on stopping wage theft as it contains many new requirements for businesses and on those who employ home workers. It also encodes seniority requirements into call-backs for hotel workers. This call-back rule is ironic given the Governor’s insistence on keeping the extended federal unemployment in place–perhaps the more senior workers would appreciate more time unemployed but will lose their place if they don’t take a job within five days of offer. The article doesn’t say, but perhaps the call-back rules don’t apply until the end of federal subsidies, which would be perfectly absurd but consistent with… Read more »