Floundering Illinois wind energy program blamed partly on (you guessed it) climate change – Wirepoints April 29, 2024 WP Original Stories 10 We're supposed to worry that climate change itself is to blame for Illinois' failing climate policy, but far bigger problems are obvious. Read More →
Traumatizing Chicago robberies, violent crimes at six-year high – Wirepoints April 29, 2024 Chicago Issues/Criminal Justice/WP Original Stories 3 Traumatizing robberies and violent crime continue to go up in Chicago this year, hitting a six-year high compared to the same time Read More →
Given where Chicago is right now this new stadium proposal is a bad idea and a bad deal – Wirepoints on The Chicago Way with John Kass April 26, 2024 Media Hits/WP Original Stories 23 Ted was on The Chicago Way with John Kass and Jeff Carlin to discuss the proposed $5 billion lakefront stadium project proposed Read More →
Even more evidence Illinois can thank the federal government’s covid bailouts for its budget bonanza – Wirepoints April 24, 2024 Budget & Tax/WP Original Stories 10 Some Illinois lawmakers continue to deny that covid aid and other federal stimulus bailed the state out of its fiscal mess. But Read More →
Illinois must fix shattered confidence in its election process. Solutions are simple. – Wirepoints April 24, 2024 WP Original Stories 22 Election integrity – both real and perceived – is essential to government’s legitimacy and stability. Illinois, like the rest of the nation, Read More →