Ted appeared on Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson to discuss Chicago’s financial problems, much of which stems from burdening Chicagoans with the worst local pension crisis in the nation.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- More than $1 billion in market losses is a reminder of how close Chicago pensions are to the brink
- Open borders + sanctuary status + free benefits + Gov. Abbott = Chicago population growth
- They’ve destroyed jobs and opportunity for black Chicagoans
- 2024 data: Not a single child tested proficient in math in 80 Illinois schools. For reading, it was 24 schools.
- Illinois lawmakers ignore where the real transit savings are
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
Great analysis, Ted. Let’s hope that sooner or later someone will start listening to your basic arithmetic analysis. We aren’t there yet, though.
key to CTU/Brandon & Stacy equity hustle is to demonize former mayors as “community dis-investors” and they are fighting the “white machine”, which conveniently according to them 90% happen before they hit town 14-16 yrs ago. But where would they be without all the gigantic raises handed out, especially under Richie D, by all those mayors? and 40yrs of Madigan rubber stamp? Older CTU & city workers $$$$LOVED$$$$ Richie D.