Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Sat, 04/14/2012 - 16:25
By Bill Bianchi, PDA
America’s murderous gun culture, racist attitudes and double standard justice system so apparent in Florida’s Trayvon Martin incident, combined again, this time not in the deep South, but in Cook County Illinois. There a jury acquitted homeowner Donald Rattanavong of manslaughter charges in the shooting death of an 18 year old, Gulliermo Pineda. Read more »
Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 13:54
All absentee, military, overseas and provisional votes have now been counted across the 13th Congressional District where PDA progressive, Dr. David Gill won a narrow victory over corporate Democrat Matt Goetten in the March 20 Democratic primary.
The Gill campaign reports David Gill is the Democratic nominee by a 162 vote margin. "We gained 19 votes over our election night margin as eligible absentee, military, overseas and provisional ballots were added to the tally. Read more »
Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 10:06
Written by Guy Saperstein | AlterNet
Now is the time to pressure Obama.
Obama was willing to make substantial cuts to the crown jewels of liberalism--Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid--in order to get a deficit-reduction deal with Republicans. Read more »
Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 16:55
With no insurance, a tough economy, low Medicaid rates and closing public clinics, patients are being forced to seek routine dental treatment at nearly10 times the cost in ERs,
Tribune article says.
As we sat down to watch election results Tuesday night, I wrote David Gill a quick text that said, "You're going to do what Cegelis and I couldn't. Pullin 4 ya." Read more »
This is authored by Hyde Park Johnny of Daily Kos, who has written extensively on Chicago Public Schools. Please visit the original story for accompanying pictures and video.
-Ed.
Parents, community members and supporters of Piccolo and Casals elementary schools have had enough of CPS “Turnarounds” which fire all staff and turn the school over to private, politically-connected AUSL (Academy for Urban School Leadership). Friday morning, February 18, 2012, the leaders of Blocks Together, a community organization, contacted the Whittier Parents Committee to ask for Solidarity and Support. The Whittier parents occupied their “La Casita” for the second time last summer to protest the Board’s demolition of Special Ed classrooms and refusal to meet with the parents regarding a proposal to turn La Casita into a library and community center. Read more »
As we sat down to watch election results Tuesday night, I wrote David Gill a quick text that said, "You're going to do what Cegelis and I couldn't. Pullin 4 ya." 
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