edited by: Douglas Welch,
Illinois Editor
from the Bob Schillerstrom for Illinois campaign:
NAPERVILLE – Republican Bob Schillerstrom on Friday released the following statement in response to longtime State Senator Kirk Dillard threatening to take his name off of legislation to help bring the Navistar International Headquarters and nearly 1,000 out-of-state jobs to Illinois. As DuPage County Board [...]
The pace of job loss in Illinois slowed in November, causing a very gradual dip in the state's unemployment rate. According to new data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the rate fell one-tenth of one percent, from 11 percent in October to 10.9 percent last month. Here's our updated graph [...]
by Mark Silva
With President Barack Obama's job approval rating at a term-low near the end of his first year, the Pew Research Center's Andrew Kohut suggests that "what's really exceptional at this stage of Obama's presidency is the extent to which the public has moved in a conservative direction" [...]
Congress moved a few steps closer yesterday to extending unemployment insurance for jobless Americans and boosting the economy more broadly. First, as we noted yesterday, the U.S. House approved the final version of a defense appropriations bill (H.R. 3326) that includes a $13 billion provision to extends both COBRA health coverage and [...]
I first noticed Henry* at the Wal-Mart store located in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. I watched as staff members pulled him in different directions to either joke around or seek work-related advice. He appeared well-respected and admired by his younger associates, so I felt compelled to approach him and ask a simple' [...]
from the Schilling for Congress campaign
EAST MOLINE, IL--Bobby Schilling, Republican candidate for the Illinois 17th Congressional District, criticized the so-called "New Deal for a New Economy Act" today, for using false predictions and bogus facts, and for ignoring the input of real people who know how to create real jobs.
"The" [...]
by Mark Silva
As America's best writer once said of premature reports of his own death, the White House suggests that writing off health-care reform now would be "a tragic outcome.''
"It would be a tragic, tragic outcome,'' David Axelrod, the president's senior political adviser, said in an appearance [...]
Some unconfirmed scuttlebutt:
Supposedly, the current Woodruff High School principal and assistant principal will become co-principal and co-assistant principal at Central High School next year. In fact, almost all if not ALL administrators at WHS will remain employed in newly created positions next year after WHS closes doors.
Meanwhile, everyone [...]
Congress might manage to provide jobless Americans with some help before the end of the year -- unless the Senate Republicans obstruct it, that is.
This afternoon, the U.S. House approved the final version of a defense appropriations bill (HR 3326) that included a $13 billion provision to extend by two [...]
The government is hiring, even if no one else is! Temporary, part-time jobs paying $18.25 per hour are coming to Uptown and all Chicago neighborhoods starting in the spring.What does President Obama consider sexy? He tells us during a speech at a Home Depot store in Virginia on Tuesday.
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release December 15, 2009
Remarks by The President on Energy Efficiency and Job Creation
Home Depot
Alexandria, Virginia
11:09 A.M. EST
THE [...]
Job #1?from Pulido for Congress (R-5) campaign
Rosanna Pulido, Citizen Candidate for the Illinois 5th Congressional district seat is strongly opposed to the Amnesty Bill legislation being introduced by Representative Gutierrez of the 4th district.
Pulido states that, ‘with one in ten Illinoisans laid off of work ,unemployment rates at the highest [...]
In recent weeks, the U.S. Senate hasn't showed much interest in extending unemployment benefits through 2010 before the end of 2009, leaving close to 200,000 jobless Illinoisans wondering whether they would still be able to access the aid early next year. But Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) isn't giving up just yet.
Check out [...]
by Mark Silva
President Barack Obama went to Home Depot today.
"Seeing how Christmas is right around the corner, and we're at Home Depot, I figured I might knock out some of my shopping,'' the president said at the icon of the big-box stores in Northern Virginia.
"My press secretary wants something' [...]
Few Illinois outlets have devoted any energy to covering the fight in Washington to extend unemployment benefits, even though over 400,000 Illinois residents are currently collecting jobless insurance. Even fewer have reported on the looming cutoff for federal subsidies, which could leave almost 200,000 Illinoisans with no income by the beginning [...]
Look for opportunities to make people feel important.
Don't be afraid to say "I don't know."
Don't be afraid to say "I made a mistake."
Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
From H. Jackson Brown [...]
