Illinois Rising

While a Cook County judge is expected to declare a Chicago pension reform law unconstitutional, teachers across the state are finding loopholes in their own pension system. City Journal Senior Editor Steve Malanga Steve Malanga and Chicago Tribune education reporter Diane Rado tell both stories. Illinois News Network reporter Mark Fitton breaks down John Cullerton’s press conference, and Michael C. Carnuccio, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, joins to respond to Cullerton’s dig at his state. Hosts: Dan & John Guests: Steve Malanga, Diane Rado, Mark Fitton, Michael Carnuccio

Mish Shedlock, who runs the website Mish’s Global Economic Analysis, discusses how a couple Chicago pension systems could be broke within 13 years. Vicky Lugo, president of The Street Vendors Association and part of the Street Vendors Justice Coalition, talks about her efforts to legalize food carts in the city of Chicago. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is going back on campaign pledges and is pushing a sales tax increase. Hosts: Dan Proft & Jacob Huebert Guests: Mish Shedlock, Vicky Lugo

State Rep. Keith Wheeler gives an inside the chamber perspective on the budget gridlock. Vinnie Vernuccio from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy explains the significance of the Friedrichs v California Teachers Association case going to the Supreme Court. Dan Proft and John Tillman respond to a labor lawyer’s Chicago Tribune op-ed headline “Tax me, please, so Illinois can compete.” Hosts: Dan Proft & John Tillman Guests: Keith Wheeler, Vinnie Vernuccio