Comment: I like disagreement from people I respect, as Mary Pat Campbell does here. However, she didn't answer the challenge at the end of my article, which is to describe a solution that doesn't include bankruptcy. Further, I've always made clear bankruptcy is a bad option. That's not the question. It's about whether it's the only option. As for whether the rest of the country should support bankruptcy for Illinois, I'm fine with letting them vote in their own self-interest. Illinois is a drag on the national economy and on safety net programs. What's going to cost the country less?
If you’ve been in Illinois long enough to go through a school district tax hike referendum, you’ll understand what’s going on right now as state lawmakers prepare to vote on the 2025 state budget.
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.
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.