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Hidden from public view on the website created by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration are details about how much companies make in profit, what the lease agreements look like for developers and building owners whose buildings have been converted into migrant shelters.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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According to a citizen reporter I saw last night, and I don’t know how to confirm it, the Chicago Police department is $275 million over budget this month. He was on a public sidewalk outside a shelter for illegals (that said City of Chicago on the building) and the police tried to shoo him off.
I found a link to the video. This is a must watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gifFpOhSVzo
These guys are doing a great job! We’ve got out of state guys doing a better job than local media.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/exclusive-newsome-bergquam-expose-terror-lawless-illegals-chicago/