Mayor Johnson deepens concerns about what side he will be on if DNC protesters become lawbreakers and challenge police – Wirepoints
May 13, 2024
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Chicago Bears told to ‘pay for their own damn stadium’ after proposal has taxpayers footing $2 billion – FOX News
"There’s not a lot of information necessary to say one of these (plans) actually is viable, or whether it’s a way to take us to the cleaners when we’re already carrying hundreds of millions of dollars of debt for the last time we did something like this," said Joe Ferguson, of the Civic Federation. "I think Gov. Pritzker has spoken to this exactly right, with a real wariness about public funding of sports stadiums. We need to see reliable, thorough revenue projections for this before we can even open the conversation."
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Chicago mayor wants $1 billion more for schools even though 43% of CPS teachers are chronically absent – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 11, 2024
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson recently traveled to Springfield with a big wish list, including $1 billion in extra funding for Chicago Public Schools. Among the reasons his demand should be categorically rejected: the growing rate of CPS teachers simply not showing up to school.
Negligence or something more? Gov. Pritzker’s $827 million in taxpayer subsidies for Rivian. – Wirepoints
May 10, 2024
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently promised electric car maker Rivian $827 million in taxpayer subsidies when he shouldn’t have given the company a penny. The question is, was it negligence or something more?
Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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Details emerging about Chicago Teachers Union’s upcoming contract show just how divorced its demands, both extreme and expensive, are from the reality at Chicago schools. It’s not just about massive salary increases, but also about money for migrant students, climate initiatives, abortions and gender-affirming care. About blocking parental notification. Count on CTU’s demands to veer further from reality until the public finally says no.
Being completely honest here, and this is my ‘bad take’, the city and state SHOULD be paying for some of the Bears new stadium. We are a big city and we deserve a decent stadium we can all be proud of. Yes, the taxpayer gets fleeced, but that’s part of living in a big city. And while it is less than ideal that some private family owns the team and all, and they run it poorly, most cities recognize the civic importance of a nice, fancy stadium for their football team. Rome built the Coliseum and Circus Maximus, it didn’t… Read more »
Responsible city and state gov’ts would have SOME money for this type of thing in reserve…. but not…….ILLINOIS…..nuff said!