The Illinois state Senate voted on Tuesday to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain temporary drivers licenses, and sent to the House the measure that would make Illinois the most populous U.S. state to allow such licenses.
Only Washington state and New Mexico allow drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants, while Utah allows driving permits. Republican leaders in the Illinois state legislature earlier on Tuesday announced their support for the proposal, after Hispanics voted overwhelmingly for Democrats in the November election.
Illinois has some 2 million Hispanics, according to the 2010 Census, and lawmakers said there are an estimated 250,000 undocumented immigrants in the state.
Illinois’ legislators are among the highest paid lawmakers in the country, and their benefits include retiree healthcare and pensions valued at more than $1 million for the longest-serving incumbents, according to the Better Government Association examination of lawmakers’ annual payouts.
Their annual salary is $67,836, but about three-fourths of General Assembly members also get additional cash compensation for leadership positions ranging from $10,327 for chairing a committee to $27,476 for a top General Assembly job.
In the current fiscal year, these leadership stipends boosted average pay to $77,382, according to data obtained by the BGA under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act from the Illinois Comptroller. In contrast, Illinois workers make an average $46,550, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Teachers in District 300 will head to the picket lines instead of their classrooms as LEAD 300 union officials hope it will be a short strike.
“I feel we are pretty close,” said Mike Williamson, LEAD spokesman. “I’m not sure they feel the same way. We’d like them to come and meet with us and quickly resolve this. Hopefully we won’t be out long.” Picket lines will be set up at the district’s high schools, including Jacobs High School in Algonquin and the district’s administrative offices in Carpentersville, he said.
Catherine McCann, a 92-year-old who has Alzheimer's disease and is unable to speak, was living at the Lutheran Home for the Aged in the suburb of Arlington Heights, Ill., at the time of the incident, CBS Chicago reports. Now the family is suing the nursing home for emotional distress and negligence. The infestation was documented by doctors at Northwest Community Hospital, who made a videotape of the scene before beginning extraction. The tape was so graphic, however, CBS declined to air it.
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That’s the same day a Highland Park resident reported a possible cougar sighting. “I can definitely recognize a mountain lion,” veterinarian Bryan Haag, DVM, told Glencoe News Monday. “I’ve seen them before.”
Chicago Botanic Garden security investigated the incident but only found coyotes, Glencoe News reported. Similarly, Highland Park police did not find any tracks or other evidence confirming the identification of the animal when they investigated the possible cougar sighting.
Ditka will greet football fans, as well as wine fans, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the store, 8935 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles. Ditka has paired with Terlato Wines International of Lake Bluff to create wines which reference different phases of his career, from player to Hall of Famer, according to Huffington Post. There are eight wines in the line, including chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, cabernet saugivnon and pinot noir.
Oh. So we have a story about how the state of Illinois is going to allow illegal aliens the right to drive legally, and most of the legal residents aren't happy about this so Jon Schneider attributes this to xenophobia, let alone stupidity. Jon, are you a liberal? Don't bother answering. I know you must be. Only liberals see racism everywhere they go. Are some people on here upset that they live in a state, in a country, that panders to illegal aliens? Of course. Most reasonable people realize that illegal immigration has compromised our quality of life and has cost each of us some of our hard earned tax money.
It is obvious that now or in the very future, a good number of the illegals will be legalized or given an option to become legal. There is no government in any civilized, developed country that will make an arbitrary decision to deport million plus just like that. It is acknowledged that what they have done is a criminal act, but then the criminal act is to come live in what is paradise for them, in spite of their struggles. These kind of summary expulsions or forced re-settlement will never happen, both our mainstream parties will not do it, there is no president who will take pride in such an action.
EUREKA!!! THAT'S BEEN OUR PROBLEM!!! All this time us conservatives have held the silly notion that if we obeyed the law, then government would leave us alone and appreciate our contribution to our community, when all we get is higher taxes while our government demonizes us as the cause of every problem in society. I finally get it. OK, now which law do we break en-mass?
You know something, compassion overrides the law, as demonstrated in all the instances listed above.
Also, I think this is the second time you have wanted to fight me over something said on the internet. So you ask me if it's personal when you are the one taking it personally. Why on earth would I want to meet and fight you over your opinion? You have every right to think what you do. I don't want to stop that. I just want to disagree and in doing so give my points. Problems aren't always solved on the playground. Grow up a little bit...and again....relax, take a deep breath, and get yourself a hug. It might help.
So do you work those jobs? You got it from another person who claims to have the "correct" numbers. It's the same thing Jeff. Anyone can tell you anything. Your source's numbers might be spot on, I don't know...but neither do you (according to the defined noun...hearsay.) You can get more factual. You can sit and do the studies and find the numbers yourself and not hear them from another channel. You also told me in the past that the FBI website provided only false information, but one of your sources was a law enforcement official if memory serves. My thoughts would be the information comes from the same paperwork. Again, this isn't personal by any means from this end. I'm just trying to point out that your argument has flaws too. You don't get to tell everyone they are quoting lies when yours could be wrong as well.
We did debate about conceal carry and gun laws...to which at the end I think you wanted to meet up and fight. Seems to be your go to response.