Ted joined Scott Slocum of WJOL to talk about the spin on crime Illinoisans can expect as we head into 2024, the fact that Chicago remains the nation’s murder capital, the easy calculus of a Chicago criminal, why Illinoisans continue to move out to less-costly states, and more.
- Chicago led nation in homicides for 12th year in a row in 2023, murder rate still 5 times higher than NYC’s
- Gov. Pritzker’s dishonest spin on Chicago crime, Illinois jobs
- Chicago criminals have green light to rob, loot, burgle as odds of punishment collapse to near zero.
- Big red states gain, big blue states drain when it comes to 2023 population growth – A Wirepoints 50-state survey

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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.