Tag: illinois
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Inside Illinois's Budget Collapse
A Metafilter member rants about the budget crisis in Illinois: Would you like to know if I have opinions? I HAVE A LOT OF OPINIONS. Actually I’m kind-of rage-choking on them. The basic situation is, the governor has now passed TWO constitutionally-mandated budget deadlines without bothering to present a budget for the legislature to vote […]
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The Cicero Race Riot of 1951
In 1951, 4000 white protesters attacked a building a black couple was going to move into.