A LaSalle Street office landlord seeking taxpayer help converting part of its building into apartments has taken a step toward doing it without city subsidies or affordable units, a sign of impatience with the city's LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative while Mayor Brandon Johnson waffles over his support for the program. A joint venture of Corebridge Financial and Chicago developer Golub is seeking permission to convert part of the office building at 30 N. LaSalle St. into 349 apartments, according to a zoning application introduced to the City Council this week.
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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