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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
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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.
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The answer to the problem is LOCK UP THE CARJACKERS!
Wow, that felt good.
Let’s try another: the answer to the problem of shootings in Chicago is LOCK UP THE SHOOTERS!
And for good measure: the answer to the problem of robberies in Chicago is LOCK UP THE ROBBERS!
Simplistic? Yup … and it has a proven track record. Unfortunately the prosecutor’s office has forgotten this simple remedy.
Dart is asking car manufacturers to provide vehicle tracking data. Be very careful, this sounds much like establishing a scapegoat chump. I don’t thinks it’s illogical. It just sounds like another potential target for blame. Carjackers belong in the joint.
? Is Dart still the Sheriff? I thought Toni had him patrolling the forrest preserves.