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Ted joined Dan and Amy to push back hard against the whitewashing of Madigan’s legacy. They discussed the state’s new 2026 budget and why it’s a bad deal for Illinoisans and talked about how disastrous it would be if Illinois-style governance was exported nationwide.
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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.
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Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
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I vote for no prison sentence for Mikey.
Instead take him down to Daley Plaza for a televised public flogging!! IMO this will maybe help end the Dem public corruption machine in Illinois.
He was a Hero to the Public Unions. He Made a lot of money for them. Just who do you think kept in for so long?
Madigan is likely responsible for the most financial destruction the State of Illinois has ever experienced. His graft and corruption were not simply one-off grabs or one-time deals skimming off of projects and bills. No, no…his grand level of corruption resulted in carving life long deals for political favored unions and developing legislation that he controlled, then turning that corruption into law. His actions were diabolical. This level of crime – right in front of your face – is frankly frightening. The man is pond scum and should rot in hell…but to be able to have that level of engineered… Read more »
Not surprised that Jerry has nothing but accolades for the deal his pal Mike that swung a deal to keep the Sox here. Ditto Mosely- Brown, who left office under a cloud of suspected corruption and was convicted (?) of wrongdoing. You are the company that you keep.
The Madigan ‘letter writers’ list should be published, just in case the DOJ has overlooked anything obvious.