ATA Held Hostage - - Week 14 - - Holiday Edition

Does week 14 - the Holiday Edition of ATA Held Hostage bring hope and cheer for the ATA Hostages?



Thanksgiving came with the hope of a settlement on November 18th.



But no one showed for the meeting...negotiation cancelled. The crisis continues.


The Collegiate SCTP escaped and went to the Cardinal Center.


Will the ATA Hostage situation be settled by New Years? Or will the following headlines bring more heartache?

Mayors Getting a Little Closer to Getting their State Money
Illinois lawmakers Wednesday began approving a rare bipartisan agreement to get some money moving for local mayors, lottery winners and others, but the ongoing budget bickering is leaving some of the recipients distrustful going forward.

Illinois Governor, Legislator Hold Rare Meeting on Budget
"This has been going on for decades," Rauner said after each legislative leader gave opening remarks. "This is not new, and if we don't take on the structural causes of those problem, if all we do is raise taxes and make a couple of modest cuts, we'll still chase our tail."

Recycled Rhetoric, No Progress as Governor and Madigan Meet
Gov. Bruce Rauner and the four legislative leaders sat down together Tuesday for the first time since May, only to discover little has changed.

How is the hostage negotiation coming?