ABC7
— Class expected to resume Monday after Chicago Public Schools students hold walkout over COVID safety. – Tre Ward, Jessica D’Onofrio, Rob Elgas and Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/cps-student-protest-chicago-public-schools-news-headquarters/11471357/
— Illinois COVID: IL reports 29,639 new cases, 153 deaths. Chicago pastors push vaccines in neighborhoods with low vaccination rates. – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-today-cases-peak-test-near-me/11468118/
NBC5
— ‘This Is Not Chicago, This Is New York:’ NYC Mayor Takes Dig at City’s Handling of CTU Negotiations. The school district and Chicago Teachers Union had been at odds over the past two weeks regarding issues around COVID-19 metrics that will lead to individual school closures and compensation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/this-is-not-chicago-this-is-new-york-nyc-mayor-takes-dig-at-citys-handling-of-ctu-negotiations/2728442/
FOX32
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago poll: Less than 25% of city residents feel safe in their neighborhoods
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-poll-less-than-25-of-city-residents-feel-safe-in-their-neighborhoods?taid=61e0cb4ab73271000151eb02&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter
— Illinois Republican Darren Bailey pushes back against criticism regarding federal loan he received
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-republican-darren-bailey-pushes-back-against-criticism-regarding-federal-loan-he-received
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Palatine school clarifies confusion over ‘Satan Club’ at Moline school with same name – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220114/palatine-school-clarifies-confusion-over-satan-club-at-moline-school-with-same-name
CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois lawmakers may not return to Springfield until Groundhog Day. Upcoming week canceled after slew of scrapped virtual hearings. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-lawmakers-may-not-return-to-springfield-until-groundhog-day/article_f835e5fe-7566-11ec-93a2-d71a7be14d3f.html
JOHN KASS
— The Ken Griffin political hat-trick to change the broken politics of Illinois: Back Vallas, fund a challenger to Preckwinkle, and then take Pritzker out. – John Kass
https://johnkassnews.com/the-ken-griffin-political-hat-trick-that-would-change-the-broken-politics-of-illinois-back-vallas-fund-a-challenger-to-preckwinkle-and-take-out-pritzker/
BREITBART
— Nearly 4-in-10 Illegal Aliens Refusing Coronavirus Vaccine as Americans Hit with Mandates – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/14/illegals-refusing-vaccine-americans-get-mandates/
DAILY CALLER
— School District Openly Promotes Implementation Of CRT, High School Presentation Discusses ‘Pyramid Of White Supremacy’ – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2022/01/14/oregon-school-district-crt-high-school-presentation-pyramid-of-white-supremacy/
COLLEGE FIX
— Catholic DePaul University now offers students nine different gender identity options – LOGAN DUBIL
https://www.thecollegefix.com/catholic-depaul-university-now-offers-students-nine-different-gender-identity-options/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Elementary School Children in Illinois Invited to After-School ‘Satan Club’. “Some parents are angry about their children’s exposure to information about the club” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/elementary-school-children-in-illinois-invited-to-after-school-satan-club/
NEW YORK TIMES
— This Isn’t Your Old Toxic Masculinity. It Has Taken an Insidious New Form. – Alex McElroy
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/opinion/toxic-masculinity.html
— Dutch Royals to Retire Golden Coach With Echoes of Colonialism. The horse-drawn coach, a gift from the city of Amsterdam to Queen Wilhelmina in 1898, has long been the target of critics. – Claire Moses (COMMENT: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Independence Day parades and fireworks promote slavery?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/world/europe/netherlands-golden-coach.html
WASHINGTON POST
— GOP’s midterm dilemma: How closely to align with Trump – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gops-midterm-dilemma-how-closely-to-align-with-trump/2022/01/15/b9093070-7615-11ec-a26d-1c21c16b1c93_story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why the Chicago Teachers Union Always Gets What It Wants. It can strike and ignore children because Illinois lawmakers give it extraordinary power. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-teachers-union-gets-what-it-wants-strike-students-covid-teaching-education-omicron-collective-bargianing-11642199401
— New Maps Pit Republicans vs. Republicans and Democrats vs. Democrats. Roughly a dozen current House members are set to face off against colleagues from the same party due to redistricting. – liza Collins and Brian McGill
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-maps-pit-republicans-vs-republicans-and-democrats-vs-democrats-11642242607
— Can Politics Get Better When Higher Education Keeps Getting Worse? Voters have the sense to resist notions like critical race theory. A generation from now, they may not. – John Ellis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-politics-get-better-higher-ed-college-university-education-crt-defund-police-radical-progressives-11642174342
NEWSWEEK
— Chicago Students Stage Walkout, Say COVID Protocols Lacking. Hundreds of students have staged a walkout at Chicago Public Schools over COVID-19 safety measures they say are insufficient, despite an agreement between the teachers union and district to return to classrooms. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2022-01-14/chicago-students-stage-walkout-say-covid-protocols-lacking
HR DRIVE
— Employers must prioritize equity to thrive in 2022, sources say. – Carla Bell (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, a) not hiring and b) getting rid of employees who are the following are the top priorities: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/2022-dei-recruiting-trends/617114/
