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Listen to The Real Story with Jeanne Ives on the Radio
Live on Sunday evenings from 7 until 9 pm on AM 560 The Answer. Hear interviews with influential figures focused on reclaiming Illinois and America. Join us live, or listen to past shows in our archive.
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Wheaton College Professor Really Didn’t Like My Bad Bunny Article
In my article yesterday about the Super Bowl half-time contretemps, I addressed the public Facebook posts of Shawn Okpebholo, a Wheaton College professor. Apparently miffed, he responded in a another Facebook post in which he expressed bafflement on an issue that I have tried herein to clarify.
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Bad Bunny, the King of Latin Cr*p, Revered by Wheaton College Professor Shawn Okpebholo
Defenders of the Bad Bunny spectacle try to humiliate conservatives into pretending that the half-time show was neither political nor vulgar. That’s the leftist game: mock conservatives into silence.
The Legislation Radar
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SB 2371 – Expands Union Membership to Public Attorneys
SB2371 would have allowed assistant states attorneys, public defenders, and an number of otherwise noted professionals to unionize.
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HB 2161– “Family Responsibility” Protected in Human Rights Act
Includes “family responsibilities” in the definition of harassment. Defines family responsibilities to mean an employee’s actual or perceived provision of personal care to a family member. Defines “personal care” and “family member”. Includes “family responsibilities” in the provisions creating a civil rights violation if violated by an employer, employment agency, or labor organization.
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HB 4582 – Increases GO and Other Bonds Authorization Limit, Makes Other Local Bond Changes that Fail Taxpayers
This omnibus financing bill increases the state debt limit by over $5 billion. It also allows schools to build new buildings without referendum if done to house pre-school or kindergarten classes. Schools are also allowed to extend bond payback from 25 years to 30 years.