Stay and Fight with Matt Paprocki Illinois Policy

On this episode of “Stay and Fight with Matt Paprocki,” we meet Bob Muzikowski, who in his early years lived a wild life, struggled with an addiction to cocaine, found God, and built a successful business. After moving to Chicago, he started the largest inner city little league in the country, and opened Chicago Hope Academy, a school that is transforming lives in one of the city's toughest neighborhoods. 

Five years ago, on June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court justices issued a landmark ruling that forever freed government workers from having to pay forced union fees as a condition of their employment. Join Mailee Smith, senior director of labor policy and staff attorney for the Illinois Policy Institute; Jacob Huebert, president of the Liberty Justice Center and co-counsel of the lawsuit; and Mark Janus, plaintiff and former Illinois state worker, in commemorating the anniversary of this victory.

On this episode of “Stay and Fight with Matt Paprocki,” we meet Illinois entrepreneur and hero of taxpayers, Adam Andrzejewski. Founder of OpenTheBooks.com, Adam built the largest private database of government expenditures in the world to create transparency in government spending—exposing waste and corruption across the country. 

On this episode of “Stay and Fight with Matt Paprocki,” we meet Josh Hale, CEO and president of Big Shoulders Fund. After finding his calling in nonprofit work, Hale built his career at Big Shoulders, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing Chicago's inner-city children with a quality Catholic education. Under Hale's leadership, Big Shoulders launched an initiative that saved some of Chicago's highest-risk Catholic schools from closing — and Hale's just getting started. Subscribe to listen to future stories about amazing Illinoisans fighting for the state’s future.

On this episode of “Stay and Fight with Matt Paprocki,” we meet the Rev. Corey Brooks, whose decision to start a church in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood changed many young people's lives and uplifted the community. Brooks shares how his ministry and nonprofit, Project H.O.O.D., continue to rehabilitate former gang members and fight for a better and safer Illinois. Subscribe to listen to future stories about amazing Illinoisans fighting for the state’s future.

On this episode of "Stay and Fight with Matt Paprocki," we meet Neli Vazquez Rowland, who has revolutionized helping the homeless and low-income populations in Chicago. She does everything you can imagine to empower Chicagoans - from addiction treatment and counseling, to education, job training, and job placement - and has helped over 135,000 people in the process. Subscribe to catch future stories about amazing Illinoisans fighting for the state’s future.