The response of officials and lawmakers to a West Chicago teacher’s social media post supporting federal law enforcement operations deserves both criticism and condemnation. The West Chicago teacher’s personal Facebook post stating “Go ICE” is a simple statement supporting law enforcement and protected by the First Amendment.
"I was among those who said this was coming from the start. As I wrote in 2021, when the state’s clean energy bill was being debated, the plan’s emissions goals were unachievable and certain to result in higher prices and shortages. Gov. Pritzker nevertheless signed off on an 800-page, pork-filled omnibus favoring special interests."
Ted Dabrowski criticized Heidner’s business operation contributing $2,500 to the campaign of former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and $25,000 to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson — two progressive Democrats frequently targeted by Republicans.
"At the bottom of all these crazy budgets, all these deficits, all these tax hikes are everyday Illinoisans who are just getting whacked," Dabrowski said at a recent press conference on the matter of Illinois’ tax woes and Pritzker’s oversight of state programs.
"In the wake of the enormous fraud in Minnesota, the massive increases in spending in Illinois, and the state's own history of fraud and corruption, calling for an audit of that spending is the responsible thing to do," Dabrowski said in a statement to The Center Square. "Why is the Governor afraid of transparency?”
During a press conference on Tuesday, gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski demanded Gov. J.B. Pritzker defend the massive growth in state Human Services spending and called for a forensic audit.
Dr. Carrie Mendoza, an emergency medicine physician and the running mate for Republican gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski, also warned about the law’s impact on vulnerable populations. “The very people this law will threaten most are the same people Pritzker claims to champion: minorities, women, and the vulnerable, the disabled and the disenfranchised,” Mendoza warned.
The mass transit bill Pritzker just signed bails out a corrupt and bloated system at the expense of taxpayers across the state. Quality public transit is essential for any big city, but operations should fit today’s ridership reality. And common-sense cost-cutting shouldn’t be ignored when clearly needed.
What is most sinister is that the very people this law will threaten most are the same people Pritzker claims to champion: minorities, women, and the vulnerable, the disabled and the disenfranchised.
This new law reallocates finite public resources from our citizens to a massive pool of noncitizens, 550,000 of which are in Illinois. Every MAP grant and other form of assistance can be diverted to noncitizens, stealing from Illinoisans who played by the rules and paid into the system for years. This is an appalling betrayal of Illinois students and parents already overwhelmed by higher education costs and cutbacks in financial assistance.
