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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.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
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Women of color? C’mon Lori what did you really say? Lori can’t help herself, so out comes the race card against another colored person. She’s desperate for a win on any issue. She thought the big guys would help her strong arm FOP. There isn’t a dumpster fire anywhere that Lori didn’t start. It’s starting to look weak on the Police battlefield. Be careful, a cornered animal can be dangerous. She’s blown her foot off with her derringer, we just flew past 700 murders!
Who is the alderman that sent it to committee?
Why are they not named?