Breaking: Chicago school justice advocates are occupying City Hall. Daley Plaza @ 4PM.
SB2404. A pension bill Republicans can love.
Illinois House Republican Chad Hays.Some members of the tiny Illinois Republican Party are telling folks that they love SB2404, the pension bill that came out of negotiations between the We Are One coalition of state public employee unions and Democratic Senate President John Cullerton.
The bill is an attempt to circumvent the pension protection clause of the Illinois constitution which guarantees that our pensions cannot be diminished or impaired.
The bill pretends to offer a choice to retirees in exchange for consideration, meaning a benefit of equal or greater value.
But in recent days we have learned that the consideration is simply access to a yet-to-be determined health care
BBB doesn’t want students at the Daley Center today, but Rahm wants kids to walk through the “Danger Zone.”
CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett sent an email to CPS parents yesterday.
“Parents should know and understand that this activity is not planned or endorsed by either their student’s school or CPS, and the District has no responsibility for any occurrences related to this activity.”
BBB was referring to the rally against school closings scheduled for 4PM this