Violent crime is up in Chicago…and released repeat offenders are likely involved – Wirepoints on with WJOL’s Scott Slocum

Ted joined Scott Slocum to talk about the huge potential cost to taxpayers for the Bear’s proposed new stadium, why the economics of publicly-funded sporting arenas don’t work, what the latest criminal justice statistics tell us about the SAFE-T Act’s impact so far, the latest developments on Chicago’s ongoing migrant crisis, and more.

Read more from Wirepoints:

• Floundering Illinois wind energy program blamed partly on (you guessed it) climate change
• Traumatizing Chicago robberies, violent crimes at six-year high
• Even more evidence Illinois can thank the federal government’s covid bailouts for its budget bonanza