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SOUND OFF: Reopening schools is going to take extensive work and planning, and social distancing measures need to be taken into account. Should schools resume in September?
2001 Illinois Attorney General Memo States: Illinois governors can’t simply extend emergency powers beyond 30 days without legislators’ OK
Another Illinois Attorney General legal opinion from 2001, has surfaced indicating the Illinois Attorney General’s office position has changed on the question of whether Gov. JB Pritzker has overstepped his authority in extending his emergency powers to govern by executive … Continue reading
Pritzker on CNN States ‘It Will Take 12-18 Months to Re-Open Illinois’
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Sunday pushed back against criticism over his cautious plans to reopen, saying the state will not reopen unless the standards he set have been met.”We are being very careful,” the Democratic governor told CNN’s Jake … Continue reading
Pritzker Education Chief Signals Illinois K-12 Schools will stay Closed in the Fall, 2020
Illinois State Board of Education Chairman Carmen I. Ayala said parents should be prepared to continue homeschooling their children in the fall, as the state’s K-12 schools could remain closed. Ayala, of west suburban Downers Grove, made the remarks during a … Continue reading
Pritzker announced a five-phase plan to reopen state as officials report 176 more fatalities, which is the highest daily death toll yet
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday laid out a regional, five-phase plan to reopen the state based on public health data and health care availability in different parts of the state. The plan divides the state into four regions, which could … Continue reading
Religious Leaders “Say Enough Is Enough” to Governor Pritzker, As Per Harry Mihet, Legal Counsel for Liberty Counsel
Romanian-American pastors and churches in Chicago say ENOUGH! In an open letter released today, six pastors and churches representing over 2,700 congregants tell Illinois Governor JB Pritzker that they will no longer obey his unconstitutional edicts that discriminate against their … Continue reading
UPDATE: Do Not Be Surprised !!! Illinois closed until July 4th? MOST LIKELY, YES, YES, YES !!!
Two independent sources inside Governor Pritzker’s administration have confirmed that their boss plans to keep Illinois closed until after the July 4th weekend. Neither official would talk on record, but both echoed the same potentially bad news for Land of … Continue reading
Governor Pritzker Is Hiring 4,000 New State Employees Amid Economic Meltdown—-A Successful Politician Knows How To Exploit Every Crisis
Think about the fact that only Illinois state government would add thousands of state employees amid an economic meltdown … which was largely caused by state government. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker proposed a massive $80 million program Friday to hire … Continue reading
Dr. Polyak Presents An Up-Date on the Future of Education and Graduation at the Leyden High Schools as of May 11, 2020
Dr. Polyak announced that graduation for the senior classes at East and West Leyden High Schools will be virtual. The planning for the virtual graduation is on-going. He tells everyone they should be tuning in for a surprise at … Continue reading →