It shouldn’t have taken a PhD in economics to notice this – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
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Twelve Illinois Congressmen vote against bill to give federal custody to non-citizen defendants charged or convicted with assaulting cops – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Chicago Teachers Union Plays Hooky – Wirepoints in the Wall Street Journal*
May 17, 2024
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The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Gov. Pritzker is using the threat of budget cuts to get more tax hikes passed – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller of WJPF Carbondale
May 17, 2024
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Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
Public education staffing has ballooned over the years…yet kids still can’t read – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio
May 17, 2024
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Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss how politicians can never spend enough on education despite there being no accountability for that spending, the growth of education staffing across Illinois, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $1 billion demand for Chicago schools, why Gov. Pritzker is providing $830 million in taxpayer subsidies to struggling EV carmaker Rivian, and more.
Funny comment by Alderman Burke saying more police needed as he is under indictment himself.
lol
I’ll bet her ward was a $hitshow even before the riots. The riots probably improved her ward’s appearance
Compare and contrast the following two May 31, 2020 Mayor Lightfoot events.
First the 2:25 Mayoral press conference clip on WGN-TV that she wanted you to hear:
A) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enm_aAEm_dM
Second the 1:18:43 Mayoral conference call with Chicago Alderman that she didn’t want you to hear, but made available on WTTW:
B) https://news.wttw.com/2020/06/05/what-are-we-going-have-left-our-community-aldermen-react-panic-sorrow-unrest
Hate to be blunt, but these Democrats-in-charge have unleashed a monster they cannot control. The “leaders” of major cities over the past 50 years, have been very soft on violent crime (even against death penalty in heinous murders), they raise taxes through the roof, always approve excess, even wasteful govt spending, and they’re so soft on illegals, in fact WELCOMING to them, which actually loots jobs from our own citizens. What fools these legislators are, and now we even know how VULGAR they are. And they have the NERVE to constantly shout out how “un-Presidential” Trump is. Thx Dems —… Read more »
Conservatives are watching this ****show with glee! It’s everything we’ve been saying would happen, is now happening.
We’re not watching it with glee, at all.
More like sadness and tragedy for the many good citizens who have their lives and liberties looted from them by criminals and Democrats in charge who have predictably failed, for 50+ years.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/gianno-caldwell-chicago-violence-mayor
Lori keeps putting her best face forward. Funny how before all this went down, she had a pretty low national profile. Guess she should be careful what she wishes for…
And idiots running Chicago want to defund the police.
I predict a mass exodus from all liberal cities.
I am so glad I moved to Miami in 1980.
It’s interesting that when I was a kid (80s-90s), we always heard Miami was a festering crime pit. It seems to have improved its image a lot in the past 20-25 years.