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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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Something seems fishy about all this data. Evans says Defendants show up, the Court Clerk says they do not. We do know, however, that Defendants are allowed to miss 1 court date. The Court clerk mails a postcard to the last known address saying something like, “Hey, you forgot something, you missed a court date for your felony, see you next month!” . I often wonder if these cases, upon missing the 2nd court date, the state’s attorneys are just dropping these cases entirely, and so they are not counted in missing court dates. It’s a lot of work to… Read more »
Still “ not horrible “ enough for Evans as the 26th person on pre trial release this year committed another crime a few days ago.
Out of 91,000 criminal cases Martinez claims 67,000 did not appear at their initial hearing. Tim Evans says she’s double counting notices and that number is more like 28,000. Does anyone want to ask Tim Evans if 30% not appearing is acceptable. Does anyone with a brain think 30% is acceptable. Does anyone with a CPS education know how to calculate percentages.
Tim Evans couldn’t run a corner lemonade stand but in Cook County he is the Chief Judge.
No. No, and no.