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City Colleges Chancellor Juan Salgado endured the first round of boos when he said told the crowd he was “confident that this will go well.” The local alderman, Nick Sposato, 38th, tried to calm them down with a “We’re better than this,” but some in the crowd kept yelling, “Bulls---.” The City Council is expected to vote on allocating $51 million in surpluses to keep shelter and food operations running through next month.
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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The 10 year empty Chicago high rise building on Michigan Avenue and the empty Conrad Hilton on Erie and Michigan are perfect candidates for migrants
Local alderman, Nick Sposato is sure to be re-elected. Why te boos?
They need to file a lawsuit. People need to overlook their differences and put an end to this mess.
What would Jesus do?
You mean Chuy?
Again, the correct term is illegal alien or public charge.
Criminal Illegal Immigrant. To call them “migrants” is a slap in the face, mockery and kick in the a$$ of everyone who came to America legally and lawfully.
BJ is trying to dump illegals in white wards that did not vote for him
Absolutely spot on.
The problem is they didn’t vote for Vallas either. You get what you vote for, or don’t vote for.
Like the old saying goes, if you’re not AT the table, then you’re ON the table…
White wards like the South Shore? I’m amazed at how good of a job everyone does here to make the Democrats look more powerful, punitive, and sophisticated than they actually are.