Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about Chicago’s latest bond offering, why Chicago’s dismal home value growth is due to poor policies, the next $70 million to be spent on migrants, the 9% salary hikes demanded by the CTU, and why Illinois lawmakers voting to stop Chicago’s selective enrollment schools from being closed is hypocritical.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Number of half-empty Chicago public schools doubles, yet lawmakers want to extend school closing moratorium
- Illinois education officials keep trying to hide their failures behind excuse of “higher test standards”
- $30 million over four years: How teachers unions influence Illinois politicians.
- Illinois property tax woes continue: ATTOM says Illinoisans pay nation’s highest rate
Audio and summary 
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.
I’m shocked! Shocked! To realize our elected officials might be hypocrites.
Hmm, why does Stacy and Jesse always come to mind?