Decades ago, Chicago politicians curried favor with voters by distributing Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas hams. Garbage cans with an office-holder’s name on it were also a frequent freebie. But, the avalanche of federal stimulus funds has allowed Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Mayor Lori Lightfoot to up the ante and then some during their re-election campaigns.
Props to Fran Spielman who wrote this. She is a tireless reporter and does not reflect any political bias, IMO, unlike most, especially at the Sun-Times.
IllinoisHomeOfTheSwamp
3 years ago
When you lack the ability to really fix anything, you simply offer freebies!!!
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Props to Fran Spielman who wrote this. She is a tireless reporter and does not reflect any political bias, IMO, unlike most, especially at the Sun-Times.
When you lack the ability to really fix anything, you simply offer freebies!!!