National Public Radio’s Debacle and the ‘Vibe Shift’ – Wirepoints
April 18, 2024
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Hopefully, all media will get the message, in Illinois, too.
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Lightfoot on Wednesday sought to downplay any expectations of specific budget solutions in Thursday’s address.
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Growing property tax burdens make this state unlivable for too many Illinoisans – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller of WJPF Carbondale
April 18, 2024
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Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
Illinois education officials keep trying to hide their failures behind excuse of “higher test standards” – Wirepoints
April 17, 2024
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Illinois’ dismal education numbers – especially for minority students – are embarrassing to politicians and officials. But rather than admit there’s a problem with Illinois’ education system, they attack the state’s own standards for being “too high,” instead.
Wilmette protects government speech…but not free speech. – Wirepoints on AM 560 Chicago’s Morning Answer
April 17, 2024
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Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the free speech controversy brewing in Wilmette due to the city’s refusal to fly a religious freedom flag, the city’s left-wing excesses and the growing culture war, the latest money spent on the illegal immigrant crisis, and more.
Chicago Weekly Crime Tracker – Wirepoints
April 17, 2024
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Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 4/14/2024.
1.3 Bil? That’s all? Heck, Griffin’s got that in his checking account right now. Just fine him a couple of times for weeds in his (condo) yard and before you know it with the court fees and such it’ll easily be over a bil…
There is zero political will to fix this problem.
It amazes me that these politicians–over and over–would rather anger millions of taxpayers than confront the public employee unions. I find that simply astounding.
Essentially they value their political aspirations over the well-being of millions. These politicians are shallow beasts.
Get ready for huge tax raises. They will punish businesses first, until we are leaving/failing enough to be very visible to common people. Even then the politicians will pile on before demanding one red cent from a public employee union.
Then when the recession hits…
But lying snake oil salesman sake of s rahm has moved on to be a national news commentator?? Because he did such a bang-up job in chicago??
Rahm prevented all of Chicago from becoming Baltimore or Detroit. He kicked the can down the road, for sure, but that’s really all he could do as a politician.