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The new flag is meant to reflect the diversity, industry and beauty of Cook County. The blue symbolizes the county waterways, green for preserved land and riverbanks.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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I forget which commenter suggested the flag depict a chalk outline of a body a few months back, but I still think that was pure comedic genius, and absolutely appropriate.
A more appropriate flag would be a skull and crossed bones! Gimme ur sht!
With the fine Latin Motto “Ubi Est Mea?” (Where’s mine? Hat tip to the late Mike Royko) underneath the skull and crossbones.
May the new flag burn brightly when the last mostly peaceful protest torches the last standing building in Chiraq as it turns into a heap of ashes
No red for the blood being shed everyday?
The red is for social change.
So communism.
County Spends Tax Dollars On Dopey New Flag — OUR VIEW: County Flag Should Depict Money Being Flushed Down The Toilet
Just a hand reaching into a pocket and taking the cash would be about right