When you hear the complaints from Illinois politicians, remember the hypocrisy: 40,000 bused to Chicago, but 161,562 allowed to fly directly to Florida.
Nearly one year ago, Chicagoans cheered Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s removal from office. In her place was Brandon Johnson, who promised a more inclusive approach to building a “better, stronger, safer Chicago.” It hasn’t turned out that way. Today, there’s little disagreement that Mayor Johnson has disappointed on most key issues. On crime. On policing. On migrants. On education. On governance. Even on foreign affairs.
Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the problems and costs of the Chicago Bears’ proposed new stadium, why its unlikely to happen in its current form, why the ongoing wave of violent crimes makes residents scared of the city, and why the funeral of slain police officer Luis Huesca matters to Mayor Johnson’s reputation.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 4/21/2024.
It’s beyond belief that a supposedly reputable journalism school could have Thrasher or any proponent of advocacy journalism among its faculty.
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School is done for the year, especially out here in the Southwest suburbs. It just makes me ill that these teachers and administrative people are getting paid. Not bad hey, 180 days minus 10 weeks if classes don’t resume. 130 days of work give or take a few days.
The government is now paying current employees to not work, and they’re also paying former employees to not work too, through pensions. What a scam.
The students aren’t learning anything in school anyway