National Public Radio’s Debacle and the ‘Vibe Shift’ – Wirepoints
April 18, 2024
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Hopefully, all media will get the message, in Illinois, too.
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Growing property tax burdens make this state unlivable for too many Illinoisans – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller of WJPF Carbondale
April 18, 2024
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Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
Illinois education officials keep trying to hide their failures behind excuse of “higher test standards” – Wirepoints
April 17, 2024
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Illinois’ dismal education numbers – especially for minority students – are embarrassing to politicians and officials. But rather than admit there’s a problem with Illinois’ education system, they attack the state’s own standards for being “too high,” instead.
Wilmette protects government speech…but not free speech. – Wirepoints on AM 560 Chicago’s Morning Answer
April 17, 2024
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Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the free speech controversy brewing in Wilmette due to the city’s refusal to fly a religious freedom flag, the city’s left-wing excesses and the growing culture war, the latest money spent on the illegal immigrant crisis, and more.
Chicago Weekly Crime Tracker – Wirepoints
April 17, 2024
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Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 4/14/2024.
How can a decision like this be vote “along party lines”? Don’t we have laws? or a constitution? in this state. I guess not in Illinois. We just have democrat hack politicians–and judges.
All the legislative and representative districts are not compact so that part of the constitution regarding redistricting (Article IV, Section 3a) is not being followed.
Some of the legislative and representative districts are not compact is a better way to phrase that.
No. Really. It’s ok. It is clear the labor group is firmly in control and it is them versus taxpayers. The labor group can live and manage the State as they see fit. Others will take their spoils and go to areas where government control is limited and power is not wielded by the few.
Exactly Bross!
Ditto. There’s no way I will stick around to pay for this after my kids are out of high school in a few years. It would take a full change in the General Assembly majority to fix it — and probably a new majority on the IL Supreme Court.
Same here. We’re just waiting for our son to graduate in 2 years. We recently attended a D128 college informational meeting where U of I was uncomfortably being pushed. There is NO WAY I would send my son to an Illinois university. He can capture more money from better schools out of state and I dread the thought of him finding a job in this state… ugh!