It shouldn’t have taken a PhD in economics to notice this – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 16, 2024
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What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
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Of the 4,599 Illinois patients hospitalized for coronavirus, 757 are on ventilators — accounting for 23 percent of the state’s total ventilator inventory of 3,200 ventilators, Pritzker said. That’s down from 25 percent on April 14, 27 percent on April 10 and 29 percent on April 6.
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Twelve Illinois Congressmen vote against bill to give federal custody to non-citizen defendants charged or convicted with assaulting cops – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 16, 2024
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The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
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May 16, 2024
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Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss Read more from Wirepoints: New Census data: 75% of Illinois cities shrank last year, Chicago population drop nation’s 3rd-worst Illinois has more educators, less students than ever, yet officials complain about a ‘teacher shortage’ Negligence or something more? Gov. Pritzker’s $827 million in taxpayer subsidies for Rivian. Lawsuit Filed Against State of Illinois Over Democrats’ Retroactive Election Rule Change
New Census data: 75% of Illinois cities shrank last year, Chicago population drop nation’s 3rd-worst – Wirepoints
May 16, 2024
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It was another year of population losses for Chicago and the overwhelming majority of Illinois cities in 2023. Chicago’s population loss of 8,208 was the nation’s third-largest in the country, behind only New York and Philadelphia’s.
Illinois job growth? Government job growth masks job losses in private sector. – Wirepoints
May 16, 2024
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Job growth is good, unless it’s the government doing all the hiring. Unfortunately, that’s the situation in Illinois. The latest BLS data shows Illinois was able to eke out a gain of 17,100 jobs over the last 12 months, but only because government job gains offset the state’s private sector job losses.