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Some Parents Battle Long Waitlists – And Line Up Overnight – To Get Kids In Park District Summer Camp – Block Club Chicago
“It’s really sad,” one instructor said. “It’s something that we feel bad about because we know how important those summer camps are for people, especially people who have limited income or they cannot afford the other private camps.”
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Chicago mayor wants $1 billion more for schools even though 43% of CPS teachers are chronically absent – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 11, 2024
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson recently traveled to Springfield with a big wish list, including $1 billion in extra funding for Chicago Public Schools. Among the reasons his demand should be categorically rejected: the growing rate of CPS teachers simply not showing up to school.
Negligence or something more? Gov. Pritzker’s $827 million in taxpayer subsidies for Rivian. – Wirepoints
May 10, 2024
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently promised electric car maker Rivian $827 million in taxpayer subsidies when he shouldn’t have given the company a penny. The question is, was it negligence or something more?
Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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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.
Gov. Pritzker’s ‘ethics reform’ eliminates competitive elections and choice for voters – Wirepoints on AM 560 Chicago’s Morning Answer
May 8, 2024
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Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about a new law passed by the Democratic supermajority and signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that results in brazen election interference, keeping Republicans off ballots; about a referendum that tests the waters for a renewed progressive income tax hike; about how the Parental Notification referendum question was knocked off the ballot; and why laws like that pass so easily.
Meanwhile, here’s SEIU getting apparently everything they asked for from Park Dist & CTU/Brandon:
SEIU announces ‘unprecedented wage increases’ for park district workers(https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_70a2c692-034a-11ef-9e1d-d38d150d0c45.html)
Inflation makes everything go up, including labor. This shouldn’t surprise anyone.
“The SEIU endorsed Johnson for mayor and donated more than $4 million to his campaign.” LOL