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The poll, which asked at least 1,000 U.S. adults during the month of July whether they consider various cities "to be safe to live in or visit," regardless of whether they have visited, found Chicago ranked among the lowest, behind only Detroit. Just 27% of respondents said they believe the city to be "safe," followed by Detroit's 26%.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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Just saw today that a Cook County jury handed down against Chicago a $10,500,000 verdict after a police chase in 2018. The perp was drunk, went on a high speed chase, and smashed into an innocent bystander, killing him. In its infinite wisdom, the Cook County jury awarded $10,500,000 to the victim saying was the City’s fault for the criminal running from police. The perp – who had been in prison at least 3x before? He got a measly 9 years in prison. Nine years, he’ll be out on parole in 2 years. I just looked it up with the… Read more »
What does the rest of the world think of Chicago?
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