Given where Chicago is right now this new stadium proposal is a bad idea and a bad deal – Wirepoints on The Chicago Way with John Kass
April 25, 2024
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Ted was on The Chicago Way with John Kass and Jeff Carlin to discuss the proposed $5 billion lakefront stadium project proposed by the Chicago Bears & Mayor Brandon Johnson, why Chicago is struggling compared to other metro areas across the country, why the city might or might not go the way of Detroit, and more.
Some Illinois lawmakers continue to deny that covid aid and other federal stimulus bailed the state out of its fiscal mess. But a look at past and projected revenues from COGFA shows just how much the bailouts blew out the state’s revenues. And now that they’re over, how much harder it will be for Illinois revenues to grow.
Election integrity – both real and perceived – is essential to government’s legitimacy and stability. Illinois, like the rest of the nation, better fix its problems now.
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.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 4/21/2024.
The businesses were and are afraid of Antifa and BLM domestic terrorism. The just re-elected soft on crime Cook County State’s Attorney is an enabler of civil unrest and shoplifting, not a deterrent. The Foundations and non-profits that support soft on crime are well funded, well staffed, and after decades have become a formidable presence in shaping public thought and policy via a wide range of tactics and strategies. Boarded up businesses are symbolic of deeper issues facing the City of Chicago. Covering windows and doors with plywood is a desperate short term solution. Whenever Antifa and BLM and the… Read more »
Kamala Harris encourages violence and looting in order to scare law abiding citizens. There are 71,000,000 of us who are not going to be intimidated or afraid of her domestic terrorist blm and Antifa allies who were solely responsible for the election of senile joe and blm appointed Harris.
Antifa, BLM, their allies and enablers are winning big time.
Look at Kyle Rittenhouse.
Look at the riots, looting, and intimidation nationwide.
Who is the biggest resistance to Antifa?
The Proud Boys?
Andy Ngo’s Twitter has daily updates of Antifa and BLM terror.
They should probably just stay boarded up permanently.
There is no business future in Chicago or Illinois for that matter.