At $1.5 million per job, the new incentive package from the state is at least 15 times the norm. For this much money, the state could have just handed out a million bucks to 827 people, instead of creating 550 jobs.
Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss the university student protests erupting across the nation on the Israel/Palestine conflict, why it’s so dangerous for society if the media abandons facts in favor of narratives, why that allows government to spin away the problems like crime and financial crises, why it causes the voting public to become apathetic, and more.
When you hear the complaints from Illinois politicians, remember the hypocrisy: 40,000 bused to Chicago, but 161,562 allowed to fly directly to Florida.
Nearly one year ago, Chicagoans cheered Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s removal from office. In her place was Brandon Johnson, who promised a more inclusive approach to building a “better, stronger, safer Chicago.” It hasn’t turned out that way. Today, there’s little disagreement that Mayor Johnson has disappointed on most key issues. On crime. On policing. On migrants. On education. On governance. Even on foreign affairs.
Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the problems and costs of the Chicago Bears’ proposed new stadium, why its unlikely to happen in its current form, why the ongoing wave of violent crimes makes residents scared of the city, and why the funeral of slain police officer Luis Huesca matters to Mayor Johnson’s reputation.
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There is one very easy way to kill the red light cameras without having to do anything directly to the program. Simply make right turns on red a YIELD instead of coming to a full stop. I saw a stat a couple years back that the vast majority of tickets are these (over 80%). They know it, too, and will fight to the death to keep that law from hitting the books. Even if you come to a very slow roll at 2mph, you will get a ticket. It’s a ridiculous application of no common sense, but that’s how they… Read more »
Best way of removing the appearance of it being a conflict of interest would be for the city to give all the proceeds to Make A Wish foundation. That way children with a terminal illness would benefit from scofflaws, and the city could say they aren’t doing it for the money. It’s always been “for the children”, hasn’t it?