Teachers Union Votes to Protect Power
A teachers strike is never about children. It is about the special interests of adults. In Chicago and elsewhere, the teachers unions are in the business of winning better salaries and benefits, protecting job security, pressuring for restrictive work rules and otherwise advancing the occupational interests of their members. The children are at best an afterthought, at worst cannon fodder, in political and contractual battles among those who divvy up power.
Read Full ArticleWhen Teachers Threaten a Strike, Call Their Bluff
Someone has to put a marker down… Our K-12 school systems cannot go on forever in current form. The math is inexorable even if the will is weak.
Read Full ArticleAnother Day, Another Indictment
Families are suffering. Businesses face fixed uncertainty. Taxpayers are leaving in droves. At no time have independent thought, political courage and social risk been more necessary. To have any hope of seeing the kind of structural change that is needed, we have to change our leadership.
Read Full ArticleWhat’s Trending in Illinois?
A closer look at recent trends in Springfield and among voters confirms that the power shift is real. The demand for independent legislators, and the equity, efficiency and excellence that is established through free-market policy solutions has never been louder. The opportunity to advance the cause of liberty and enterprise in Illinois has never been greater.
Read Full ArticleKendall County Illinois Turnaround Agenda Policy Forum
You’ve probably seen the newspaper headlines and television interviews highlighting Illinois’ fiscal mess. Join us to get the inside story on what it means for you and what we can expect next. After a short panel discussion, the experts will answer your questions.
Read Full ArticleDowners Grove Illinois Turnaround Agenda Forum
You’ve probably seen the newspaper headlines and television interviews highlighting Illinois’ fiscal mess. Join us to get the inside story on what it means for you and what we can expect next. After a short panel discussion, the experts will answer your questions.
Read Full ArticleNever Let a Crisis Go to Waste
As it happens, Mayor Emanuel has famously offered advice on how to act in a crisis. His words of wisdom? “Never let a crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it’s an opportunity to do things you didn’t think you could do before.” Chicago is indeed in crisis. And Chicagoans now have a real opportunity to challenge the political status quo and demand the reforms they were promised
Read Full ArticleHow Will the Illinois Turnaround Impact Non-Profit Organizations?
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Read Full ArticleProtecting Our Most Vulnerable
For all of their rhetoric claiming to protect those most in need, neither liberal tax and spend policies nor big government healthcare policies have protected families from having to face the indignity of pleading for their child’s life in front of a roomful of the legislators who have been using them as political cannon-fodder for decades.
Read Full ArticleSB 1229: An Important Shift in Illinois’ Political Climate
Yesterday evening’s vote to protect the bargaining authority of Governor Rauner signals an important shift in Illinois’ political climate. It is clear that House Speaker Michael Madigan is losing his vice-like grip on the Illinois General Assembly.
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