Chicago Public Schools, or CPS, needs to issue $875 million in long-term bonds to help the district avoid bankruptcy – but on Jan. 27, the school district backed out of the planned sale. The district announced that it has postponed...
Skyrocketing pension costs are siphoning off the majority of tax dollars from classrooms
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton wants to revamp the state’s complex education funding formula, which he described in a speech to the City Club of Chicago on Jan. 25...
IOP Response to 2016 State of the State
By Matthew Besler
A year ago, Bruce Rauner ended 12 years of one-party rule in Illinois. Those 12 years capped off 40 years of Democrat rule in the Illinois General Assembly. As Governor...
It has been a privilege to work on behalf of the people of District 97 this past year, and in my first year as your State Representative I have brought many initiatives to Springfield that would help Illinois’ state...
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Editor Note;
Remember criminals do not obey the law or even care what the law is, so all regulations are against the rights of good citizens. Only good citizens obey the law but have the...
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Democrats on Rauner's CPS takeover plan: 'Not going to happen'
Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno says the proposal by Republican lawmakers to allow state oversight of Chicago Public Schools is a "lifeline" for the district. Jan. 20, 2016. (WGN-TV)
Kim...
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Every five minutes, Illinois loses a resident to another state. And data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal what’s at the top of movers’ minds.
Here’s a hint: It’s not the weather. Survey data point to economic reasons.
Among Americans who made...
AFSCME Impasse: Will Rauner Show the Political Ruling Class Who’s Boss?
By Dan Proft, Featured in the Chicago Tribune on 1/15/2016
Gov. Bruce Rauner is interviewed at the Illinois Executive Mansion in Springfield on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, about his first...
Common Core is supported by the establishment, for the benefit of the establishment at the expense of our young people.
WND EXCLUSIVE
COMMON CORE'S REAL GOAL? 'DUMBING DOWN PEOPLE'
Masses 'will be trained like Pavlov's dogs to fulfill their roles in New...
