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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Tourists, like customers of any business in the post-pandemic world, will need to feel confident that the places they visit are run by people who are competent to keep them safe. Public attractions will need to feel clean and not cramped. Hotels will need to advertise sanitation.
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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.
If the tourist are smart they will stay away.
Hopefully never. Chicago has proven itself unworthy of anyone’s money.
Stay out of the City of Chicago!
Bring your tourism to Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri!
In some hotels you can check in online, open the room door with your smart phone, check out online, and thus there is not a requirement to visit the front desk or interact with staff.
As things stand now, depending on occupancy and length of stay, you may not see a sole during your hotel stay.
Obviously that will change as people begin traveling more.
We were planning a family vacation this summer, but paying good money to wear a mask in hot weather combined with the unknown impact of social distancing on all our activities (historical sites, museums, beaches, dining) has made us think twice. Guessing we will forego any such trip until next year. Guessing many families are doing the same.