Op-ed: Amendment 1 will raise costs of Illinois government
While I was heartbroken to see Amendment 1 pass, this election millions of Illinoisans finally had a choice on their ballots.
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While I was heartbroken to see Amendment 1 pass, this election millions of Illinoisans finally had a choice on their ballots.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s election-year budget includes one-time property tax rebate checks so far averaging $200 per homeowner. Only a fraction of the rebate checks have been mailed.
The Rev. Phalese Binion worked to help people find affordable housing, but she didn’t truly understand the property tax problem until she bought her own home. Now the former union member sees a new property tax threat from Amendment 1.
If American labor has a golden patron, it surely must be President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. But FDR had pretty distinct views about private-sector labor unions versus government unions. “The very nature and purposes o...
Pastors at around 80 Black churches in Chicago will participate Sunday, in anticipation of World Mental Health Day.