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Districts could limit increases if Illinois schools were adequately funded. And don’t forget about all those skipped teacher pension payments by the city of Chicago.

From Illinois Politico

The Illinois Accountability Commission sent formal letters Thursday to a cadre of current and former Trump administration officials, requesting their testimony at two upcoming hearings as part of an investigation into “widespread federal misconduct and reckless tactics” deployed by federal immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz across Chicago and the state of Illinois.

Calling Trumpland: The letters, issued by Commission Chair Rubén Castillo, were addressed to prominent figures involved in the operation, including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, White House border czar Tom Homan, former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and several senior leaders from Customs and Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including Gregory Bovino, Tricia McLaughlin, Corey Lewandowski, Todd Lyons, and Rodney Scott.

Pritzker’s message: “I established the Illinois Accountability Commission to preserve the truth and document how Donald Trump and his accomplices violated the rights of Illinoisans and terrorized our communities during Operation Midway Blitz. These officials should answer directly to the people of Illinois for the chaos and violence they unleashed,” Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement.

Don’t hold your breath: It’s not likely that the officials will make it to Illinois for the April 27 and 28 hearings, as the commission doesn’t have subpoena power.

In a message to POLITICO, Pritzker’s office added pointedly, “It’s unfortunate that former Trump officials with more free time on their hands are too scared to face the American people and answer questions. If they spent so much time touting the operation’s ‘achievements,’ then they should have no problem defending it.”

A White House spokesperson accused Pritzker of creating a “stunt” for his political career. ”If this slob spent half as much time addressing crime and public safety concerns in Chicago as he did pandering to radical leftists, Chicagoans would be much safer. The Trump Administration, and our heroic ICE officers, will unapologetically remove dangerous criminal illegal aliens from American streets whether Pritzker likes it or not.” said spokesperson Abigail Jackson.

It’s about transparency: “The people of Illinois deserve to know how this operation was planned, authorized, and carried out—and to identify who was responsible for the decisions that led to its implementation in our state,” Castillo said in a statement.

A final report is due to Pritzker on April 30.