The Illinois governor is once again toying with the futures of Chicago Public Schools students.
Tag: Illinois budget
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Rauner’s ‘special session’ was nothing special
The governor summoned legislators to Springfield for absolutely no reason.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Rauner has made the budget impasse his favorite campaign weapon
No matter what Illinois Democrats do to dislodge the budget stalemate, the governor will blast them.
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Forty people were shot over the weekend despite bitter cold and snow, and other Chicago news
Also, midyear budget cuts are looming again for Chicago Public Schools.
Posted inNews & Politics
A social service program on the brink
Home visiting helps at-risk mothers be better parents. But the program itself was put at risk by the budget impasse, and remains in jeopardy despite the stopgap deal.
Posted inBlogs
A primer on the shiny new Illinois budget
“Does this mean Rauner and Madigan are now friends?” and other key questions answered.
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State OKs money for colleges but not yet for programs that help young children
Home visiting programs send nurses and social workers to coach mothers in nurturing their newborns. They also save the state money down the line.
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Individual A sues Dennis Hastert for allegedly breaking secret money contract, and other Chicago news
Also, Blaine Elementary School parents aren’t happy about the sudden removal of award-winning principal Troy LaRaviere.
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Chicago State University tells employees to turn in their keys, and other news
Also, Drew Peterson is back: Illinois Supreme Court agrees to hear the disgraced former cop’s murder conviction appeal.
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One primary race could be key to Illinois’s budget crisis, and other Chicago news
Also, body of missing tourist from London found on top of retired Metra train, and Hugh Hefner fights CPS budget cuts to his high school with donation.
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Loyola University students to rally for Kesha and other Chicago news
Also, reflecting on five years of Rahm rule in Chicago, and Chicago State University’s financial problems take a turn for the worse.
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Slash today, bleed tomorrow—the Tribune cheers on Governor Rauner
The Tribune likes what it hears from Rauner.
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“The train is close to running off the rails.”
Rich Miller at Capitol Fax has a roundup of the latest news from Illinois’s budget disaster.
Posted inBlogs
“The train is close to running off the rails.”
Rich Miller at Capitol Fax has a roundup of the latest news from Illinois’s budget disaster.