There is a humanitarian crisis developing in Chicago. As temperatures drop into the 40s, thousands of migrants have been unable to find room indoors to sleep and are forced to camp outside — sometimes with no tents and no blankets. Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson had been promising “winterized” tents to shelter the thousands of migrants who are sleeping in police stations and makeshift shelters around the city. So far, nothing. And time is running out.
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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These immigrants are dumb as rocks and practically incapable of helping themselves. There’s going to be frozen migrants and dead, frozen children lining the thoroughfares of Chicago come December. It’s going to be difficult for Democrats to hide.
It is incredible how successful the Democrats are at duping poor and not well educated people. We all know for decades how the Dems have fooled Black, Hispanics and so many other folks by promising the world and delivering only poverty, bad schools, unsafe neighborhoods, crummy public transportation, etc. Now they have a new crowd to bamboozle– illegal aliens. Promise the world. Come to Sanctuary city Chicago. We love you all and will take good care of you. Yeah, right. Now all those folks from warm countries are going to find out how cold the weather is here, and how… Read more »
for the millionth time…..the cities got tons of empty space at closed or only fractionally used CPS schools ready to go with minimal fix-up in are “systemically dis-invested” (Black) communities to house migrants…but no pol will go there? It’s a manufactured “humanitarian catastrophe” for who?
Excellent news…!!! Maybe this ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ will deter some illegals from squatting here…