The Daily Caller: Hypocrisy has no limits with Chicago Teachers Union chief
What does it say when a public leader makes over $289,000 a year, demands “the wealthy” pay their fair share in taxes, takes a homeowner tax break for an Indiana house she doesn’t live in and refuses to pay $5,579 in city trash, water and sewer bills that piled up over at least three years on the house she does live in?
Center Square: Occupational licensing seen by some as unnecessary barriers to professional jobs
Occupational licensing requirements and licensing fees are preventing too many people, particularly low-income Illinoisans, from getting jobs, the Illinois Policy Institute says.
Center Square: Lawmakers seek to provide internet to every household through grants
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has said it is a goal of his to bring internet to each Illinoisan no matter what. On Tuesday, state legislators discussed the Broadband Expansion program.
Chicago Tribune: Mayor Brandon Johnson reverses council public seating plan that had drawn fire
Johnson spokesman Ronnie Reese did not immediately respond to a request for comment on why the city reversed course, but the backlash had centered on how removing public access would water down government access.
Sun-Times: Brandon Johnson’s Board of Education looks to move away from school choice, toward neighborhood schools
In its first steps toward reshaping Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Board of Education is proposing shifting back toward neighborhood schools and away from the current system of school choice where students compete for seats in selective programs.
ABC 7 Chicago: Illinois NAACP President Teresa Haley under fire for calling Chicago migrants 'savages' during Zoom meeting
The president of the Illinois NAACP came under fire on Tuesday for disparaging comments she made about migrants.
Daily Herald: Big upgrades coming to Union Station; more trains to Midwestern cities planned
Significant grants to Amtrak will enable major improvements to Union Station and enhance intercity travel between Chicago and other Midwest destinations.
Central Illinois Proud: Illinois lawmakers introduce disaster bill for small communities
As severe weather continues to impact Illinois, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act.