“Access to government offices, hospitals and hotels cannot be impeded by illegal parking, including metered spaces,” states the letter signed by Jennie Huang Bennett, the city’s chief financial officer. “Police, fire and other first responders performing essential public safety functions cannot be hampered in their duties due to any type of illegal parking in these zones.” In effect, City Hall was suggesting that a vehicle parked at a paid meter was safer than a car parked at an unpaid one.
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.
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.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 4/14/2024.
Chicago Public Schools is failing its students in almost every way. What can be done to save the educational futures of Chicago’s children? Join Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski as he participates in an education roundtable discussion hosted by Seeking Educational Excellence (SEE).
If you’re frustrated with Illinois’ educational results, you may want to follow the money from teachers unions. In the last four years alone, Illinois lawmakers and political candidates have taken nearly $30 million in contributions from teachers unions and their national affiliates.
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For years I would do 10-15 business dinners downtown each year costing hundreds of dollars and sometimes thousands each and put up with paying exorbitant parking, food and liquor taxes. Not any more. Haven’t had a big expensive business or personal dinner down there in two years. I feel sorry for the restaurant owners and workers, but my colleagues and I just gave up on being taken advantage of. And if you ask anyone in the suburbs lately, almost 100 percent of them will say they don’t go down at all for exactly the same reasons. Truly tragic what the… Read more »
Legal extortion.
Someone has to pay for Million dollar pensions at age 45.
Suckers who live in Illinois will pay, pay, pay.
Not going to stop anytime soon, only going to get worse.
Droning again! See my earlier response of a minute ago.
I remember when this first happened. My wife and I were parking downtown, for a doctor’s visit. I said to her, “Remember yesterday when Lori said that they wouldn’t ticket cars, unless it was for a “safety reason?” She nodded, and I said, “I won’t DARE not pay this meter. If I know this city, they will still ticket everybody anyway. You know why? Because this is exactly how they treat businesses here — they say one thing and then play “GOTCHA” to get their money.” So we paid the meter. We came out about an hour later, and walked… Read more »