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
I’m shocked! Shocked! To realize our elected officials might be hypocrites.
Hmm, why does Stacy and Jesse always come to mind?