Ted talks with Tom Miller of WJPF Radio to discuss Harvey and the possibility that hundreds of other cities across the state could have their revenues garnished to pay their public safety pensions.
A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign
“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”
Ted-fantastic interview, Yes, it’s the state that set all the absurd pension rules. but if your gigantic cps/ctu you get to tear up the rule book and the state bails out your pension. I realize cps/ctu is not cop or fire pension, but if your a tax payer, prop owner, in a municipal pension don’t you have to demand from the state your bailout too? also, the optics couldn’t get anymore hypocritical than haven good old comptroller double dip-Mendoza (or does she have 3 pensions by now?) enforcing taxing poor black folks out of there homes. where’s J Jackson and… Read more »
The school districts in Harvey are still running at full speed. Have they cut corners to help out? Does anyone know details? Any layoffs or are they hiring more administrators? Are they considering consolidating with other school districts to help the town? We probably know the answer to that.
Just another democrat run city.