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Leyden SD 212 Superintendent Nick Polyak’s Annual Pension Will Approach Almost $300,000 Annually with Automatic 3 % Increases
Leyden CHSD 212 school district is under scrutiny as its superintendent, Nicholas Polyak receives a significant salary increase despite low student performance metrics. Leyden CHSD 212 school district is under scrutiny as its superintendent, Nicholas Polyak receives a significant salary … Continue reading →
Capital Formation Lifts People Out of Poverty
Sixty-two years and $22 trillion later, the U.S. poverty rate sits at roughly 11 percent, almost identical to where Lyndon Johnson found it in 1964. The government ran the most expensive social experiment in human history and produced nothing measurable. … Continue reading →
Why Trump is Allowed to Continue Building the New White House Ballroom
For all the non-lawyers in the room, here is what happened today at the Supreme Court and why President Trump is allowed to continue building the new White House ballroom. Every law student learns fairly early that there is generally … Continue reading →
Vaccine Researcher Poul Thorsen Expected to Plead Guilty
Poul Thorsen, one of the key scientists whose research is used to “prove” that vaccines do not cause autism has been charged with 22 counts of fraud, including falsifying reports on vaccines. According to published reports, Danish vaccine researcher Poul … Continue reading →
Chicagoans are Asking About City Hall’s Priorities
Remember when Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed thousands of migrants to Chicago and promoted the city as a welcoming destination? Then came the public health concerns at the Pilsen shelter, where a 5-year-old migrant child died after developing sepsis associated with … Continue reading →
Should a candidate’s documented history of serious mental health issues and self-harm exclude them from being in charge the population of an entire state?
The Democrat running for Governor of Wisconsin was diagnosed as bipolar, had a mental breakdown, was put in psychiatric hospitalization, did self-harm by cutting, and had a lithium overdose Wisconsin Francesca Hong admitted all of this in a 2023 interview. … Continue reading →
Speed Limiting Devices on Illinois Drivers May Lead to Serious Accidents
Under Illinois House Bill 4948, repeat reckless drivers face an Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) mandate. While designed to prevent high-speed crashes, lawmakers expressed concern that rigid limiters could prevent drivers from safely accelerating to avoid road hazards, potentially trapping them … Continue reading →
Illinois is preparing for a 30% toll increase beginning January 1, 2027.
Toll free in’73″…a promise by Illinois politicians. Anybody remember that slogan? JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats are now guaranteeing that Illinois tollway roads will ‘not’ toll-free by 2073, either. JB Pritzker actually said there’s “no guarantees” your taxes won’t change … Continue reading →
More Money, Fewer Students: What the State Pays Per Student Is Soaring
More Money, Fewer Students: What the State Pays Per Student Is Soaring Here’s a number every Illinois taxpayer should sit with: in 2019, the state of Illinois put about $6,700 per student into education. Today that figure is roughly $9,700. … Continue reading →
Nick Polyak, Leyden School District 212 Superintendent Earns $431,326 as an Annual Salary
Dr Nick Polyak is the 5th highest paid School Superintendent in Illinois, yet the academic performance of the students does not support such a compensation. Superintendent pay in Illinois is totally out of whack with what ordinary Illinoisans can afford … Continue reading →