MADIGAN MINUTE House Speaker Michael Madigan was brimming with optimism in Springfield this week -- for a pension compromise, for his relationship with his Senate counterpart and with all his legislative colleagues. We boil it down to a minute's worth of video. Madigan is a master of using silence to his advantage. Don't miss it when he speaks.
CROSSING A LINE? Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis is known for fiery rhetoric. But did she cross a line this week with remarks about “rich white people” who “hate the parents” of children at schools in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods? Or should she get credit for stating her views with no sugar coating? Read our view and add your own.
CAMPAIGN 2014 The 2014 governor's race is becoming a regular player in the daily news cycle. Both Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass and Crain's Chicago Business political writer Greg Hinz note today that Attorney General Lisa Madigan is being treated more like a regular candidate these days than as an heiress to the governorship. (Kass gets creative, adapting a fairy tale to get his point across and referring to Madigan's powerful father as "the great and terrible Khan.") GOP hopeful Bruce Rauner was in Springfield Wednesday, sounding his warning that public union influence at the Capitol must be curtailed. More on our Campaign 2014 blog.
TWEET OF THE DAY We suspect Sen. Kirk Dillard intended to promote his appearance on the John Kass & Lauren Cohn radio show in this tweet.
CROSSING A LINE? Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis is known for fiery rhetoric. But did she cross a line this week with remarks about “rich white people” who “hate the parents” of children at schools in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods? Or should she get credit for stating her views with no sugar coating? Read our view and add your own.
CAMPAIGN 2014 The 2014 governor's race is becoming a regular player in the daily news cycle. Both Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass and Crain's Chicago Business political writer Greg Hinz note today that Attorney General Lisa Madigan is being treated more like a regular candidate these days than as an heiress to the governorship. (Kass gets creative, adapting a fairy tale to get his point across and referring to Madigan's powerful father as "the great and terrible Khan.") GOP hopeful Bruce Rauner was in Springfield Wednesday, sounding his warning that public union influence at the Capitol must be curtailed. More on our Campaign 2014 blog.
TWEET OF THE DAY We suspect Sen. Kirk Dillard intended to promote his appearance on the John Kass & Lauren Cohn radio show in this tweet.
Lawmakers return to Springfield today for a Special Session on pension reform. Sen. Dillard will be on the John... http://t.co/xBqOC7QPQb
AROUND THE STATE Here's what you need to know in Illinois news today:
- 9. What's it like on the last day of class in a public school that's about to close for good? (Chicago Sun-Times)
- 8. Wednesday was the last day of class for good at many Chicago schools that won't reopen in the fall (NBC 5/Ward Room)
- 7. Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett answered questions about the future of public education in Chicago at a Chicago Tribune forum (Chicago Tribune)
- 6. OfficeMax Inc. is seeking tax breaks from the state to keep its corporate headquarters in Illinois after its pending merger with Office Depot (Associated Press)
- 5. Some Illinois colleges get low marks for their teacher certification programs (State Journal-Register)
- 4. Illinois lawmakers set up a "conference committee" to attempt a compromise on pension reform (Chicago Tribune)
- 3. The legislature's 10 most active pension reformers have been named to a House/Senate conference committee that will work on a compromise (Crain's Chicago Business)
- 2. Wednesday's special session in Springfield wasn't all that special, lawmakers say (State Journal-Register)
- 1. Gov. Pat Quinn has set a July 9 deadline for a committee of senators and representatives to present a pension reform bill to the General Assembly (Associated Press)
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