We’re supposed to worry that climate change itself is to blame for Illinois’ failing climate policy, but far bigger problems are obvious.
Traumatizing robberies and violent crime continue to go up in Chicago this year, hitting a six-year high compared to the same time last year. It’s crime in neighborhoods perceived as safe, sometimes taking place in broad daylight, that’s driving the increased fear among Chicagoans and suburbanites.
Ted was on The Chicago Way with John Kass and Jeff Carlin to discuss the proposed $5 billion lakefront stadium project proposed by the Chicago Bears & Mayor Brandon Johnson, why Chicago is struggling compared to other metro areas across the country, why the city might or might not go the way of Detroit, and more.
Some Illinois lawmakers continue to deny that covid aid and other federal stimulus bailed the state out of its fiscal mess. But a look at past and projected revenues from COGFA shows just how much the bailouts blew out the state’s revenues. And now that they’re over, how much harder it will be for Illinois revenues to grow.
Election integrity – both real and perceived – is essential to government’s legitimacy and stability. Illinois, like the rest of the nation, better fix its problems now.
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“The first budget plan became irrelevant when an arbitrator ruled in favor of the city firefighters’ union and maintained staffing levels as they had been in the past.” – Were they trying to outsource the firefighters similar to what North Riverside tried? “Eisenhauer’s second proposal called for laying off 16 of the city’s 43 firefighters as a way to balance the budget. Aldermen balked at such severe cuts.” – This kinda sounds like the first attempt. But Danville population peaked in 1970 and is now 25% lower than its peak and I’ll assume industry is down as well. How many… Read more »
Three cents? Three cents is killing them?