The Illinois House on Tuesday approved legislation allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain temporary driver’s licenses. The bill was OK’d by a vote of 65-46 and now heads to Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk for approval. Under the plan, drivers would get three-year licenses, called Temporary Visitor Driver’s Licenses, and would be required to take a driver’s [...]
$22,003 per student feeds Lake Forest High’s insatiable salary monster
January 8, 2013 By 2 Comments
The cost per pupil of educating a District 115 (Lake Forest High School) student is now a staggering $22,003, with a budget for the 2013-14 school year being a behemoth $43+ million, the bulk of which is to be spent on salaries and benefits. Last month, District 115 once again requested and was granted the [...]
Meyers Report: Forecasts for 2012 Reviewed
January 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Our January 9, 2012, edition had more than 40 forecasts for the 2012. While some things forecast still wait for final numbers, here’s how we did on others. FORECAST Mayan calendar 12-21-2012 end of world would not occur. RESULT: Yes. We’re still here and they’re not. FORECASTS for the Economy and Indicators. • Real [...]
For The Good of Illinois v. Illinois Office of Comptroller
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For The Good of Illinois v. Illinois Office of Comptroller Lawsuit Filed to Compel Comptroller Judy Baar-Topinka to Comply with State Law and Make Available the State of Illinois Checkbook for Public Review. “There is no more important function of the states’ top financial officer than to give a line-by-line accounting to the people of Illinois of [...]
Why Did He Kill All Those Children?
The idea for massacring children in an elementary school or shooting up a mall filled with Christmas shoppers does not come from reading books, watching movies or listening to music. Does the incitement for such unspeakable acts come from hours of role-playing violent video games? As we speculate on what was going on in the [...]