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The Center Square: Opponents call new Illinois law ‘thank-you gift’ to government unions
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill opponents say is a thank-you gift from the Illinois General Assembly to government unions.
Pritzker signed House Bill 4417, which allows public high schools, including charter schools, to designate and annually observe a week known as “Workplace Readiness Week.” Opponents say the law will provide a platform for union propaganda.
The Chicago Tribune: Fired county tax review worker files suit in flap over Chicago Bears’ potential stadium property
In a controversy arising in part from the Chicago Bears’ property tax dispute in Arlington Heights, a former worker at the Cook County tax appeal board has filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that he was fired for refusing to take part in political in-fighting.
Frank Calabrese was an assessment analyst and director of communications for Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele. In his federal suit, he claims that Steele fired him after he refused her orders over the Bears’ appeal, and after he took part in an investigation of her by the Cook County Office of the Independent Inspector General.
Chicago Sun-Times: More than half of Chicago school board candidates face ballot challenges
Ballot challenges have been filed against 27 of 47 candidates for Chicago’s first ever school board elections.
The objections due Monday to the Chicago Board of Elections questioned whether a candidate had properly submitted a minimum of 1,000 notarized signatures from residents in their voting district supporting their candidacy.
The Daily Herald: Schaumburg approves three-year police command contract with 3.5% annual raises
After an initial 3% raise, the Schaumburg Police Department’s 22 sergeants and lieutenants will receive 3.5% salary increases in each of the next three years.
WCIA: Champaign City Council to vote on downtown plaza revamp details
The Champaign City Council is keeping things moving with the downtown plaza project.
In May, they approved the plan, and on Tuesday night, the city council will vote on the details of phase one for the project.
The Center Square: SCOTUS denies Illinois' gun ban challenge as not ready.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined taking up the cases challenging Illinois’ gun ban, saying they aren’t ready yet but also criticizing an appeals court’s rationale for denying a preliminary injunction.
Tuesday, Justice Clarence Thomas denied writs of certiorari for the six cases challenging gun bans in Illinois.