Chicago schools to take $400M advance from revolving credit, Even Amid Possible Strike!
The Chicago Board of Education tapped $400 million from its short-term revolving credit agreements with Bank of America and PNC Bank! Read More At Crains Chicago. CHICAGO (WLS) — The potential of a teachers strike is moving closer to reality in Chicago. Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union are reaching a stalemate in negotiations. Chicago teachers are no strangers to strikes: The last three contracts with Chicago Public Schools landed after the teachers walked off the job. “To force our hand to take a strike vote is a very cruel and mean joke,” CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said. Davis Gates claims CPS CEO Pedro Martinez is deliberately stalling. “He is being a bully,” Davis Gates said. Martinez and his team deny they are stalling. “There is all this rhetoric and accusations that are not based on truth; we have more agreements today in contract than last two contracts,” Martinez said. Both sides have agreed to take the next step, which is a fact-finding: a path to a potential strike. Read More At ABC 7 Chicago. New CPS school board needs fiscal discipline, creative problem-solving There were hopeful notes at the swearing-in of 20 new board members, half of them elected. Now the hard work begins. We don’t envy the difficult job facing Chicago’s new Board of Education members, 20 of whom were sworn in on Wednesday. But we’re rooting for the board to succeed, especially in these tumultuous times. And the swearing-in at Chicago Public Schools headquarters provided plenty…
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s finance reports show trouble raising money, accounting for it – Chicago Tribune/MSN
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest campaign finance reports suggest ongoing issues with sloppy clerical work as well as fundraising, a troubling sign for the freshman mayor midway into his term. State records show that from July through September 2024, the mayor’s political fund raised about $3,500, at that point his lowest haul during his first two years in office — and a surprise given his role as host mayor of the Democratic National Convention that August. After that, Johnson reported an astonishingly low total of $970 raised during the next quarter that ended Dec. 31. Johnson’s political spokesman, Jake Lewis, did not say Friday whether that $970 was a mistake beyond suggesting that amendments were forthcoming. Another spokesperson, Christian Perry, had told Politico the previous day that the mayor actually raised about $200,000, a much higher total but one that could land his political committee in hot water with the state due to contribution reporting requirements. “Our campaign abides by all state and local campaign finance rules and regulations,” Lewis said in a statement. “Recent changes to city campaign finance law have required us to take the necessary time to properly vet contributions and ensure compliance. As we’ve done for the entirety of this Mayor’s term, we will file the appropriate amendments to reflect contributions to the campaign, a process that is commonplace in Illinois.” Lewis did not elaborate on what city law he was referring to, but the mayor last year clashed with his handpicked Ethics Committee chair, Ald. Matt Martin, 47th,…
Chicago prepares for possible deportation arrests!
Immigration officers may be making their way to Chicago in the coming days. It follows a campaign promise from incoming President Donald Trump to begin mass deportations across the country. By Kasey Chronis Published January 20, 2025 10:16pm CST Migrants in Chicago FOX 32 Chicago The Brief CHICAGO – As President Donald Trump returns to the White House, he is vowing to execute the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. What we know: There are reports of large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids possible in Chicago as early as this week. In response, immigration support networks are ramping up resources, attorneys have been busy, and experts are encouraging employers to have I-9 forms ready. In the hours since Trump took the oath, some Chicagoans are bracing for the possibility of ICE agents showing up at their doors. “The talk has been of trying to catch people who have outstanding deportation orders, quite a number of which could result from just having missed a court date, or people who have some kind of criminal record or criminal history that would bring them to the attention of ICE,” said Fred Tsao, senior policy counsel, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). Still, Tsao says exactly when and where raids could happen is unknown. “Folks certainly are within their rights not to answer any questions or even to identify themselves. If ICE agents show up to their homes, they have the right to not answer the door, not open the door,” Tsao said. Michael LeRoy, a professor in the School…
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Homan ‘Reviewing’ Plans for Chicago Raids After Leak
Incoming border czar Tom Homan said plans for immigration raids beginning in Chicago on Tuesday are now being reviewed in the wake of a leak about the operations. Homan made the remarks in two different interviews on Saturday. “We’re reviewing any plans in Chicago because of the leak,” Homan told ABC News, also telling The Washington Post that the incoming Trump administration “hasn’t made a decision yet.” “We’re looking at this leak and will make a decision based on this leak,” Homan told the Post. “It’s unfortunate because anyone leaking law enforcement operations puts officers at greater risk.” At issue is a Wall Street Journal report from Friday that outlined plans for mass deportations in the Chicago-area beginning Tuesday, the day after the inauguration. The report outlined plans by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to send up to 200 agents to target 300 illegals with histories of violent crime. “When the president gets sworn in, ICE officers are going to have a new priority of seeking out those who are considered a public safety threat and a national security threat,” Homan told ABC News. Donald Trump and Homan have been promising mass deportations, starting with violent criminals, ever since the president-elect tapped Homan as border czar shortly after winning the election. Trump vowed mass deportations on the campaign trail. Trump called the raids a “big priority” in his interview with ABC News on Saturday. Separately, Trump told NBC News on Saturday that “it’ll begin very early, very quickly,” he said. “I can’t say which cities because…
Deborah Tavares: NASA’s ‘Future Warfare’ and the Bilderbergers’ ‘Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars’
By Rhoda Wilson on September 17, 2024 • ( 24 Comments ) In 2013, Deborah Tavares, a prominent researcher and whistleblower, brought attention to a NASA document titled ‘Future Strategic Issues/Future Warfare [Circa 2025]’. The document, presented by Dennis Bushnell, Chief Scientist at NASA’s Langley Research Centre in July 2001, outlines the Illuminati’s plans for humanity’s supposed “failure” as a species. According to Tavares, the document reveals a plan to replace humanity, implying a depopulation agenda. The document’s focus on “future warfare” and “strategic issues” suggests a comprehensive plan for global control and manipulation. Tavares also referenced ‘Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars’, a 1954 Bilderberg policy paper, which ties into the NASA document. This earlier document outlines a strategy for controlling populations through subtle, psychological manipulation, rather than overt violence. In October 2023, Tavares uploaded her 2013 interview with Trevor Coppola onto her website ‘Stop the Crime’. You can watch the interview below, after which we have highlighted a few of the revelations she made. Future Strategic Issues/Future Warfare [Circa 2025] Tavares refers to Future Strategic Issues/Future Warfare [Circa 2025] as the “NASA war document that was found on the NASA website.” It can be read online HERE or HERE. In the event that these are moved or removed, we have included a copy below. The first page in the copy below is a summary of a “few examples of what is in the NASA document that are happening now’ prepared by Tavares and uploaded onto her website. We have also uploaded a copy of ‘Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars’ which Tavares also…
This Started 2 Years Ago! Chicago Reader, facing ‘imminent risk of closure,’ undergoes layoffs
The above video is 2 Years ago! CHICAGO — The Chicago Reader is at imminent risk of closure, the paper’s publisher announced Tuesday. The Reader Institute for Community Journalism, which publishes the Chicago Reader, announced the layoffs of six non-union employee staff positions due to an “urgent need” to reduce costs to avoid shutting down the publication. The announcement came in a post shared on the Reader’s website on Tuesday.‘We’ve lost two amazing animals:’ Harbor seal, Chilean flamingo at Lincoln Park Zoo die from bird flu According to the announcement, since the sale of the Reader by Sun-Times Media in 2018, a combination of financial losses, operational challenges and external pressures has put the Reader at imminent risk of closure. In addition to the layoffs, it was also announced that Reader Institute for Community Journalism (RICJ) CEO Solomon Lieberman had submitted his resignation to the RICJ board of directors on Monday. “We are deeply grateful for Sol’s hard work and dedication during his tenure, and wish him the very best in his future endeavors,” Chicago Reader publisher Amber Nettles said. The Reader, which bills itself as “Chicago’s alternative nonprofit newsroom,” has faced a handful of challenges over the past two decades, including several ownership changes and a transition to a biweekly print schedule prompted by a steep drop in advertising revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic.5 Chicagoland natives to perform with the ‘The President’s Own’ Marine Band at Trump’s inauguration Despite the imminent risk of closure, leaders at the Reader said they see a path forward and plan to increase donor outreach and…
Alex Jones Responds To Mel Gibson Exposing Documented Cancer Cures Being Suppressed By Big Pharma
“All 3 of them had stage 4 Cancer”: There Is a “Cure” for Cancer, Mel Gibson and Joe Rogan Feel It’s Not Being Promoted Enough Mel Gibson and Joe Rogan discuss controversial cancer treatments while alleging how pharmaceuticals are suppressing these cures. Cancer has long been one of the most terrifying ailments in the history of humanity and an equally daunting challenge in modern medicine. And, despite billions of dollars being funded for research and treatment, medical experts have claimed to find rarely any solid cure for the disease. Amid such lack of progress, Mel Gibson joined Joe Rogan to ignite debate surrounding controversial cancer cures, during their recent podcast. Appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience, Mel Gibson claimed how three of his friends, diagnosed with stage four cancer, found their cure in treatments that remain fraught with controversy. Sparking curiosity among listeners, Gibson and Rogan stated how they believe the potential cure for cancer is being suppressed by the medical establishments, for whatever reason. Mel Gibson sparked curiosity with a controversial cure for cancer After previously appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast in 2018 and reflecting on his father’s stem cell cure, Mel Gibson once again paid a visit to The Joe Rogan Experience, in 2025. Yet again speaking on a series of intriguing claims about unconventional medical treatments, the actor and director Gibson set social media ablaze with his stories. Speaking with the podcast host Joe Rogan on medical advancements and controversial treatments, Mel Gibson shared a story about three of his friends,…