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Newspaper
Frankfort Mokena Star
Location
Frankfort, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1983
Page
4
The Suburban Newspapers of America and regional associations, including the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association and Cook County Suburban Publishers Association, gather in a Sunday, June 19, 1983 context to discuss industry matters and collaboration.
Columnist Mike Lawrence criticizes Illinois coverage of the state income tax fight, arguing the discourse ignores real consequences for schools mental health welfare and prisons. He cites cries of tax eaters and the need for revenue as valid concerns and calls for credible leadership and timely relief steps.
Gov James Thompson faces mixed aid outcomes as preliminary state board figures show 593 districts would gain and 416 would lose with a tax increase, while 783 would gain without one. Suburban Cook and Du Page areas stand to lose under current formulas, and Chicago would still receive a sizable share. Decisions in June will reshape funding for 1,009 districts amid concerns over enrollment declines and education quality.
Ken Watson reports that the 1983 Illinois legislature is poised to enact broad collective bargaining for nearly all public employees, with impacts on schools, cities, and state agencies. The rising power of teacher and public employee unions, notably the IEA and IFT, could shift bargaining leverage, raise taxpayer costs, and affect teacher seniority and school governance as bills move toward the Senate.
To the Editor Robert Healey head of the Illinois Federation of Teachers joins educators in seeking more education funds. He urges firing unqualified teachers, while taxpayers see rising property taxes and large state education spend. The letter cites costly campuses, questionable curricula, and a college fraud case as proof that money alone cannot ensure quality education.
A reader recalls abortion victims since 1973 and argues 13 million unborn lives denied. The piece cites daily, monthly, yearly abortion estimates and supports the Hatch Eagleton amendment returning decision power to states. It urges letters to Senators Percy and Dixon to vote yes.
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