Union responds to Rauner’s refusal to negotiate
By Bia Medious State and municipal employees are threatening a strike in response to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s refusal to negotiate their new contract. Rauner wants the union to accept both a four-year wage freeze and $10,000 in additional health insurance costs, which is a 100 percent increase. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal […]
Rauner pleads to Assembly on budget, gets booed by hundreds of protesters
By Morgan Gilbard Gov. Bruce Rauner’s annual budget address to the Legislature was upstaged by approximately 400 protesters who stormed the State Capitol on Wednesday afternoon and booed the governor upon his departure. The protesters’ chants condemning higher education cuts were audible from inside the General Assembly chamber, where Rauner tried to placate Democrats with […]
Republican takeover proposal frustrates school officials
By Morgan Gilbard The financial future of Chicago Public Schools already looked dire to those on the inside before Republican officials proposed a state takeover of the district last week. Now, many opponents see it as a vibrant political circus. “Suggesting the state manage the affairs of Chicago Public Schools is like recommending a cocaine […]
