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A business’s alderperson will need to sign off on any outdoor dining street permits.
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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Maybe new names for the restaurants.
Instead of drive thru name it Drive By or
Get Shot and a Beer. or
Jackings!
“Alderpeople approved a measure Wednesday introduced by Mayor Brandon Johnson during his first City Council meeting last week to create a permanent Outdoor Dining Street Permit that would allow restaurants and bars to once again set up tables in the curb or parking lane outside their business.
Groups of three or more restaurants on the same block would also be able to apply for full street closures for their outdoor patios.”
Great idea, except that nobody will be able to park anywhere near the restaurant. I guess you Uber it or walk.
Where is the bulletproof glass to shield the patrons?