For the judicial ballot, I look to the various Bar associations for a relatively unbiased recommendation process, which I follow in order to cast a more informed ballot. Where do I look for a roughly equivalent review of choices here?
The idea that CPS needs to have separate taxing ability from the city is always kind of nuts to me. I have never gotten a good explanation that I’m happy with as to why Illinois has so many independent taxing agencies. It seems like just a great way to hide graft and waste, and create opportunities for every random administrator to pay for pet projects.
It’s a good ad, short, to the point. But they are trying to climb a pretty steep hill.
The problem with the ad is that it doesn’t tell me what they want. “Putting kids first” means different things to different people.
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The average citizen has no idea what this ad is talking about. We all want to put kids first, but what is the issue? Seems like a waste of money.
Would have to know what the specific compromises are that are being pushed by this advocacy group to “put students first” before I would call and urge my legislator to do anything. Historically, they focus more on funding. This is a feel good ad without any real substance.
“Chicago is the hub of the Midwest,” one signer, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce President Jack Lavin, told me in a phone interview. “If we get high-speed rail and more investment, it’s good for us.”
The letter specifically endorses a “vision statement” Amtrak released after Biden included $80 billion for the passenger carrier and other railroads in his $2 trillion infrastructure plan. Also signing the letter were the Environmental Law & Policy Center and the Illinois AFL-CIO.
Included on Amtrak s wish list are improvements on existing service from Chicago to St. Louis, faster speeds and decreased travel time between Chicago and the home of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, upgrades on lines to Milwaukee and Detroit, and new service to the Quad Cities and Rockford.