Ted joined Shaun Thompson Show to talk about Chicago’s ongoing crime wave, Gov. Pritzker’s preparation to push his policies nationwide, the massive raises lawmakers just gave themselves, the false nature of Illinois’ “balanced budget,” the potential for yet another federal bailout, the corrupt nature of Chicago’s TIFs, and more.
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- No, Mr. Martinez, your excuses for Chicago Public Schools’ failure to educate children don’t hold up
- New Census data: Illinoisans continue to flee, but not only to Florida. Many are moving just over the border
- Chicago Public Schools fails its Hispanic students: Only 17 of every 100 read at grade level.
- 38% jump in Chicago crime during Mayor Johnson’s first month
Traumatizing robberies and violent crime continue to go up in Chicago this year, hitting a six-year high compared to the same time last year. It’s crime in neighborhoods perceived as safe, sometimes taking place in broad daylight, that’s driving the increased fear among Chicagoans and suburbanites.
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.
I am surprised the number is so high. If you do not get out of the car, it is hard to arrest anyone.
It is good to advertise for a “biggerbully’ to come and take over this resource-rich, underutilized sinkhole State.
Following the example of Chicago gangs (what do we care, we are screwed by the government, our lives are not considered precious to them), taxpayers in Illinois should be happy to see a new different corrupt regime destroy the old corrupt regime and take over.
Can’t be any worse than this, right?
Well Sue that’s happened many times in history. For example, being conquered by the ancient Roman’s was often an improvement over a people’s homegrown tyrants. Believe it or not, many Germans were glad to see Hitler go too.
Depending on which Roman Empire we reference (Western or Eastern sometimes called the Byzantine) was almost 2200 years in existence which is really unbelievable how long it lasted. The USA experiment was great but it’s finished and it didn’t even get to 500 years!!!! The sun is setting on the US and the Asian Tiger is upon us with the eventual corruption and decline from within the US by leaders in both parties who have us sold out. They sold us, our intellectual property, and our defense secrets to our enemy for mere pennies on the dollar compared to the… Read more »
Well SSOA I can’t say I disagree with you and I feel for the next generation. They’ll pay the price for the Progressive adgenda. I’m hoping things hang togather for about 20 years to see me out.
Absolutely correct. This can actually get much worse and with BJ in charge he is ill equipped to handle it like a big boy. Not a lick of common sense, no leadership ability, all about the mob and protesting. Blaming white folks for what is happening sells He will keep using those excuses because his audience loves it. That’s the playbook and they do it so well you are seeing American cities and states hollow out as a result. Woke idiots and morons run the city and the state. That is the reality.
Yes it does and that’s the reason there’s so much of it.