It’s hard to understand why anyone takes the Chicago Tribune’s strident and often absurd editorials on public pensions seriously. Why just this week, with regard to the Illinois Senate’s rejection of Speaker Madigan’s unconstitutional and devastating pension plan, the Trib editorialists said, “…there’s plenty of suspicion that good buddies Madigan and Cullerton aren’t really...
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Learn MoreThere could be a vital discussion about school funding over the next several months. We emphasize “could” because Illinois government doesn’t always follow through on good ideas. The good idea is a group called the General Assembly’s Advisory Committee on Education Funding. A resolution establishing the committee was ushered through the General Assembly this session by...
Read MoreThis weekend, State Senator Toi Hutchinson attended both the Chicago Heights Festival of Sister Cities and the Flossmoor Fest. She was able to meet with both mayors, as well as spend time talking to her constituents about their concerns and how she can help them in Springfield.
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