A Tribune investigation of the city’s response in the past year revealed a costly and at times disorganized approach, often characterized by poor planning, lack of leadership and troubling conditions in shelters.
Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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Follow the money. Trib and Wirepoints should identify and investigate the company-owners, and their political contacts, of these high-cost furtively-awarded “migrant aid” contracts.
It wouldn’t matter one bit if Mayor Johnson’s extended family got 95% of the contracts. No one would care. Democrats can do no wrong in the eyes of their voters. They’ll overlook the most blatant corruption, cronyism, graft and outright theft, as long as it is Democrats doing it. Because they associate Republicans with bad, bad things. In fact, many of Mayor Johnson’s voters view cronyism as how things get done. Gettin’ while the gettin’ is good. Sean Thompson screams about the government mafia all the time and he’s not wrong. The rest of us ask for corruption free good… Read more »
That’s the Chicago way.
Typical Democratic crisis. Relate a problem, them demand funds to fix problem of your own making; aka an opportunity to steal!
Jeez…..let’s fix this headline.
“A year in, Chicago’s ‘We’re an illegal alien sanctuary city’ crisis exacerbated by the actual arrival of illegal aliens, and blah, blah, blah….”
Who audits Chicago public spending?
Other cities are found to not be in compliance with HUD policies.
But if a tree is chopped down in a forest and sold for personal profit by corrupt political insiders, does it make a sound?
https://www.openthebooks.com/fox17-housing-the-homeless-in-nashville/
The migrant crisis is exacerbated by migrants. Get rid of them and you don’t have a crisis.
Government always figures out a way to profit off a “Crisis”.
Very little money will ever work it way to help the people that need it.