David's Corner

From the Responsible Budget Coalition: "90% of working families applying for childcare assistance are no longer eligible. Parents who applied for childcare after July 1st and are working more than 20 hours a week at minimum wage do not qualify for the program." All because we don't have a state budget. Other programs being cut include, Autism, Epilepsy, Cancer, HIV/AIDS and  Mental Health and make Illinois an unhealthy and unsafe state to live in. Also, after school programs have closed and early intervention therapists are not being paid.  Illinois also stopped funding college tuition assistance. And why don't we have a state budget? Because our dimwitted Governor and stubborn Speaker of the House need to grow up and start doing what voters elected them to do-- the work of the citizens of Illinois!!! Let's go!!!

Mr Governor, legislators, fellow citizens: ENOUGH! It's almost Thanksgiving and still no budget! This is uncalled for and hurts children most. By failing to pass a budget, children and young adults are suffering from domestic violence without emergency help from  the state, according to Voices of Illinois Children, an advocacy group. This turns my stomach, how about you?

Joe Maddon means business. He is an outstanding leader of a very dynamic, young baseball  team. We had a good fun run in 2015, but the Muts had the lumber, still it was great to see KC put them into a slumber!