Ted was on with Dan and Amy to talk further about Chicago’s descent into lawlessness and crime, the impact of the SAFE-T Act, the fact that a third of CPS schools are 50% empty or worse and how down markets and the economy are going to drive Illinois’ pension debts even higher.
Interview starts at 5:00.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Read the BGA’s report on Chicago’s overblown anti-violence programs
- Illinois officials ignore mass-shooting risks: 1,800 Cook County residents deemed “clear and present danger” still hold FOID cards
- CTA crime problem begs for real deterrence: Half-measures won’t do
- Chicago carjackings on pace for a 22-year high – and they’re getting more and more weaponized
A set of state lawmakers want to extend CPS’ current school closing moratorium to February 1, 2027 – the same year CPS is set to transition to a fully-elected school board. That means schools like Manley High School, with capacity for more than 1,000 students but enrollment of just 78, can’t be closed for anther three years. The school spends $45,000 per student, but just 2.4% of students read at grade level.
Hopefully, all media will get the message, in Illinois, too.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
Chicago Crime, Murder & Mayhem | Criminal Infographics | HeyJackass! | Illustrating Chicago Values
Year To Date
Shot & Killed: 387
Shot & Wounded: 1769
Total Shot: 2156
Total Homicides: 420
1,000 Chicago carjackings so far for 2022 — that is the death rattle of a dying city
https://cwbchicago.com/2022/08/woman-foils-carjacking-attempt-near-magnificent-mile-overnight-but-another-woman-wasnt-so-fortunate-in-rogers-park.html