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Illinois Ranks As Worst Rogue Coal State: Strip Mine Permit To Serial Violator Stuns Residents | Alternet

Illinois Ranks As Worst Rogue Coal State: Strip Mine Permit To Serial Violator Stuns Residents | Alternet
"With state coal production soaring against national trends, Illinois cemented its reputation as the worst rogue state for coal operations last Friday, when the rubber-stamping operations of the state's EPA issued a pollutant discharge permit to a company already cited by the state for over 600 toxic discharge violations at its central Illinois non-union strip mine.

Translation: Imagine the Department of Motor Vehicles renewing the driver's license of a toxic-laden truck driver with 600 DUI's."

Low Wage Workers Strike in Chicago for 'Dignity and Respect' and a Living Wage | Common Dreams

Low Wage Workers Strike in Chicago for 'Dignity and Respect' and a Living Wage | Common Dreams
"“Workers across the country are tired. We’re tired of working hard, but not earning enough to support our families,” said Krystal Collins, a Macy’s worker. “After seeing the workers in New York say they weren’t going to take it anymore, we were inspired to go on strike right here in Chicago"."

Live: Hundreds of Students Walk Out of Standardized Test | Common Dreams

Live: Hundreds of Students Walk Out of Standardized Test | Common Dreams
"Hundreds of Chicago students are taking up the mantle in the fight against the roll of standardized tests in public school closures as they walked out of state exam Wednesday. Their message: "We are over-tested, under-resourced and fed up"!"

5 Reasons Why You Should Be Willing to Risk Arrest to Protect Public Education | Alternet

5 Reasons Why You Should Be Willing to Risk Arrest to Protect Public Education | Alternet
"Last Wednesday, thousands of Chicagoans turned out to demonstrate against school closures — 127 were detained and ticketed."

Arrests at Chicago schools protest | Common Dreams

Arrests at Chicago schools protest | Common Dreams
"More than 100 demonstrators taking part in mass civil disobedience were arrested inChicago on Wednesday as several thousand people marched against the largest proposed round of school closings in recent memory."

Chicago Is Ground Zero for Disastrous "Free Market" Reforms of Education | Common Dreams

Chicago Is Ground Zero for Disastrous "Free Market" Reforms of Education | Common Dreams
"If you want a glimpse of what slash-and-burn free market education reform does in cities throughout the US, look no further than Chicago."

Chicago Teachers: We Will 'Put Our Bodies on the Line' to Fight School Closures | Common Dreams

Chicago Teachers: We Will 'Put Our Bodies on the Line' to Fight School Closures | Common Dreams
"he mass closings of more than 50 schools in Chicago is being met with outrage by the city's teachers, parents and students and an analysis shows that the 'uncompromising' move by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel will cost the city as much—if not more—than the plan purports to save."