John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Burge trial exposes police torture and racism
June 11, 2010CHICAGO — While the circus trial of disgraced former Governor Rod Blagojevich has garnered the headlines, another more important trial is underway.
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Illinois budget crisis deepens, as lawmakers recess
June 7, 2010Suffering from the worst budget deficit in state history, the Illinois legislature passed a FY 2011 budget in late May that will mean continued devastation of education and social service programs.
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32 arrested at ICE offices, say immigration reform can’t wait
May 28, 2010CHICAGO - Saying comprehensive immigration reform could wait no longer, 32 labor, religious, and community leaders and an elected official were arrested after blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices May 25.
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Thousands descend on City Hall to stop teacher layoffs
May 28, 2010Over 4,000 teachers, parents and students surrounded City Hall and stopped traffic here May 25 demanding no teacher layoffs or funding cuts for the city's public schools.
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Scientists say, April warmest month on record
May 19, 2010The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released data showing April was the warmest month on record.
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Chicago transit workers: get trains and buses rolling again
May 18, 2010They appear everywhere in uniform and are a constant reminder of the high cost of the state budget crisis: they are the 1,200 Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) workers.
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What’s gone wrong, America?” ask jobless
April 30, 2010It's disappointing. America is my home. What's gone wrong?" asked Leroy Smith, a laid off Chicago bus driver. "I'm through being patient. We need the government to put us back to work now."
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Don’t do business at Congress Hotel, strikers urge
April 22, 2010"We're here to ask your support in our strike against the Congress Hotel - our families have been suffering for seven long years."
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