Rauner’s School Doesn’t Like His Veto
The CEO of the charter school in Chicago bearing the governor's name has publicly supported Senate Bill 1, which the governor amendatorily vetoed earlier this month.
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Candidate For County Elected Executive Says Proposed Salary Is Too High
The only current candidate for the elected Champaign County Executive says $117,000 is too high a salary.
Sen. Duckworth On Afghanistan; Rauner’s Response To IPI Cartoon; Religion In Public Schools
On the 21st: We talk with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth about President Trump's plans for the war in Afghanistan and his other recent speeches. Plus, we discuss the controversy surrounding the Illinois Policy Institute cartoon that many politicians have denounced as racist, and we talk with two Illinois teachers who think our current political climate means it’s even more important for students to study religion in public schools.
Unlikely Allies Join Fight To Protect Free Speech On The Internet
Following the violence in Charlottesville, Va., Silicon Valley tech firms removed far-right groups from search results, cut off their websites and choked their ability to raise money online.
New Moms Need Daily Addiction Help To Stay In Recovery ... And Stay With Their Kids
For thousands of moms with opioid addiction, this is their struggle: keeping their disease under control during and after pregnancy, in order to keep their kids.