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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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Meanwhile the Commander of Internal Affairs of CPD, the unit that investigates complaints against officers, personal automobile was being used by her niece to chauffer her drug dealer boyfriend around town. Hmmmm. The full story at CWBCHICAGO.COM
Hilarious! Oh! It’s just a misunderstanding! Brown and Lori won’t comment due to the sensitive nature of the investigation. Strange, no coverage in the Trib!
CPD Is Lying When They Say That Carjackings Are Down — AFTER AN ALL TIME RECORD 1,849 CARJACKINGS IN CHICAGO IN 2021, 2022 CARJACKINGS AREN’T SLOWING DOWN — For The Month Of January, Chicago Saw 165 Carjackings, According To The City Of Chicago’s Online Data Portal — That Is An Average Of More Than 5 Carjackings Every Day — IN THE DEAD OF WINTER — At This Current Daily Pace, Chicago Would See 1,943 Carjackings In 2022 — A New All Time Record
SOURCE TheExpiredMeter.com
Whaaat! Arrests are down so the obvious conclusion is carjackings are down too! Genius on so manny levels! How about arrests are down because it’s a fools errand with Kim driving the courts?