Robyn Murov
Robyn Murov
“We must do our best to vote ‘no’ or vote out any politician or amendment that gets in our way or diminishes those freedoms.”
Illinois unemployment rate is worst in U.S.
Illinois unemployment rate is worst in U.S.
Illinois added 14,900 jobs in September, but its unemployment rate was the highest in the nation. Inflation and growing recession fears could hit the state harder than most.
Early voting starts in Cook County for Nov. 8 elections
Early voting starts in Cook County for Nov. 8 elections
Cook County voters can now visit any of the 53 polling locations countywide to cast their ballot for the Nov. 8 general elections. Illinoisians can still choose to permanently vote by mail until Nov. 3.
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Jim Byrne
“Illinois doesn’t have a revenue problem. Illinois has a spending problem. And Amendment 1 is just going to compound that because they can’t get enough of our money and they’re doing all they can to get more of it.”
Cook County College Teachers Union sets strike date before October’s end
Cook County College Teachers Union sets strike date before October’s end
Cook County College Teachers Union leaders said they will announce a strike date to members Oct. 24 ahead of planned informational pickets at city colleges and a strike rally set for Oct. 27. The work stoppage would keep 77,000 students out of classes.
Bipartisan group of lawmakers objects to Pritzker’s endless COVID rules
Bipartisan group of lawmakers objects to Pritzker’s endless COVID rules
Members of the Illinois General Assembly’s bipartisan Joint Committee on Administrative Rules are questioning the prolonged state of emergency regarding COVID-19. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has declared a state of emergency 35 times.
Greg Camp
Greg Camp
“That’s basically what Amendment 1 is, a cover-up by being renamed ‘Worker’s Rights.’"
Amendment 1: CTU on steroids
Amendment 1: CTU on steroids
John Falcone
John Falcone
"I have been in the union, been through union decertification and through the grievance process. Any new laws are not to protect freedoms but to take them away.”
Congressmen ask Pritzker to repay $1.3B federal unemployment debt
Congressmen ask Pritzker to repay $1.3B federal unemployment debt
U.S. House Ways and Means Committee members wrote Gov. J.B. Pritzker asking for repayment of a $1.3 billion federal unemployment insurance fund loan before Nov. 10. Failing to do so means automatically raising taxes on businesses.
Pritzker flips on school choice scholarships he tried to cut
Pritzker flips on school choice scholarships he tried to cut
Gov. J.B. Pritzker now supports the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program, according to a candidate survey. Pritzker in the past called for eliminating the program.
Ep. 58: The Chicago Teachers Union’s 2019 strike three years later
Ep. 58: The Chicago Teachers Union’s 2019 strike three years later
This week’s Policy Shop comes from Mailee Smith, staff attorney and director of labor policy at the Illinois Policy Institute Three years ago, the Chicago Teachers Union walked out on students. The strike lasted 11 school days, and the resulting five-year contract is estimated to cost taxpayers $1.5 billion. In the 12 years since the...
Pritzker changes mask rules in 35th COVID disaster proclamation
Pritzker changes mask rules in 35th COVID disaster proclamation
Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued his 35th COVID-19 disaster proclamation, extending his powers for 70% of his term.