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Almost 3 in 4 voters (72%) decry today’s polarizing political rhetoric as a cause of contemporary violence, and over 4 in 5 state it is unacceptable for their own political party to use violence to achieve its aims.... Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and others are villainizing the ICE agents in dire language that is an open invitation to violence."
Summary and audio linked here.
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.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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New Poll: Big share of Illinois Dems say violence against ICE acceptable; most say Trump and many of his supporters are ‘like Nazis’ – Wirepoints Quickpoint | Wirepoints
Illinois is the outlier again.
The phrase “bad things happen when good people do nothing” is a common paraphrase of a famous quote often, though mistakenly, attributed to the 18th-century Irish philosopher and statesman Edmund Burke. The most widely circulated version of the quote is:
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.“
ICE is who has killed people.
Chicago Weekly Crime Tracker
Actual facts say differently
A peer‐reviewed study found that from FY 2018 to FY 2020, there were 38 deaths of individuals in ICE detention. PMC
An update covering FY 2021–2023 reported 12 deaths in ICE custody during that period. PMC
Some advocacy reports estimate “over 210 people” have died in ICE custody since the agency’s inception in 2003. detentionwatchnetwork.org+1
More recently, news outlets report that in 2025 the death toll of detainees has risen sharply. For example one report says “at least 20 people have died in ICE custody so far this year.”
If you would have followed the link – there were 573 homicides in Chicago in 2024 – FOR ONE YEAR. 620 homicides in Chicago in 2023. When does Chicago admit they aren’t handling this well? Blaming ICE is simply transference to try to distract from the Dems not doing their job.
Please Leave Soon,
Did you miss the illegal Guatemalan man sentenced this past week in Champaign County for mowing down and killing two Illinois coeds while driving drunk and then trying to flee the country?!
indirectly, alcohol companies contribute to drunk-driving deaths, though not in a direct legal sense. Here’s a breakdown: 1. Direct Cause vs. Contributing Role The immediate cause of DUI deaths is the driver’s decision to operate a vehicle while impaired. However, alcohol marketing, availability, and pricing policies — all influenced by alcohol companies — can contribute to excessive drinking behaviors that increase the risk of DUI. 2. Advertising & Marketing Impact Studies from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that heavy marketing of alcohol — especially to young people — increases early and… Read more »
I see that you’ve discovered AI. Please try to keep the reprints relevant, and I hope you know that it’s not always correct.
Ha ha ha!
With that logic, why can a car go over 80 MPH, it’s illegal everywhere in the USA.
So sue all the auto manufactures as well.
NUTS
Well, you and AI have managed to blame every one for drunk driving and the deaths of those kids in Champaign…except for the actual illegal immigrant who chose to drink and then drive.
Just Leave Now if you don’t like it. WTF no one will miss you