It’s beyond belief that a supposedly reputable journalism school could have Thrasher or any proponent of advocacy journalism among its faculty.
Ted joined Scott Slocum to talk about the huge potential cost to taxpayers for the Bear’s proposed new stadium, why the economics of publicly-funded sporting arenas don’t work, what the latest criminal justice statistics tell us about the SAFE-T Act’s impact so far, the latest developments on Chicago’s ongoing migrant crisis, and more.
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.
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Retail is dying everywhere for many reasons. Online certainly contributes to the decline but don’t forget that America at the recession had more sq. footage for retail per person anywhere in the world by far. People are also buying less junk so to speak. And smaller households in the city contribute to fewer retail purchases – kids are always getting new clothes, toys, upgrading broken and outdated items around the house, and so on. And also, at least from what I can see, some ethic minorities don’t ‘shop’ in the sense that one would expect. They have less income to… Read more »
businesses are tired of paying for public/private union-parasite lifestyles, you expected something different?
Very True. One small mistake though that I was corrected on a few times. They are municipal employees not workers. What do you think this state and country will look like in 20-30 years if this pattern continues? Take Care!!
They’re not employees. The workers (former employees) taking the pensions tend to leave. I would too if the dumb dumb state of Illinois sent me a check for thousands every month for the rest of my and my spouse’s life.
It would be nice to retire at 55 and receive checks for 35 years or so. I read that in California firefighters can retire at 45. For those who move out of state with a pension like a teacher how is their healthcare taken care of? If they move to Florida does Illinois (taxpayers) pay the bill? Not sure how that works.
Yes, I believe healthcare is taken care of until they can take medicare. It’s a really really sweet deal!
Thanks. So basically Illinois sends a check to pay for medical care in another state plus the pension check. Real sweet. I wonder what the total cost of out of state retirees healthcare costs taxpayers per year? They could go to the most expensive hospitals anywhere in the country. Maybe the healthcare costs should only apply if they stay in Illinois and retirees should then be covered under the ACA until Medicare kicks in.