Dr. Joyce Carmine showed up to the Park Forest District 163 School Board meeting Monday, continuing to run the school district on a part-time basis while drawing a massive pension.

When Carmine retired in 2017, records obtained by Open The Books show she was the highest paid school superintendent in the state, making $398,229.

Comment: We have lots of concerns about the Opportunity Zone concept — a tax break created under last year’s federal tax overhaul. More on that soon.

As a thought exercise, Chicago Booth Review pored over employment data and reviewed the findings of leading academics and other experts in government and top consulting firms to determine where middle-class jobs will come from in the future.

Officials estimate that most homeowners will see an increase of between $50 to $80 as a result of the pension hike

“It’s a ‘Tale of Two Cities’ theme that’s played out again and again in mayoral and aldermanic races around here, particularly since the Great Recession…. Like the proverbial frog in the slowly boiling pot of water, we are forced to reckon with how lopsided growth—and opportunity—has truly been in Chicago.”

Comment: Neither one said anything of substance on fiscal matters.