The plan took its first steps toward concrete action in November when Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2024 budget included $15.9 million to double non-police emergency response and another $5.2 million to reopen two of the 14 city-run mental health centers closed by past mayors. Nearly six months later, the clinics have yet to reopen.
I think “progressives”, along with everyone else, in Chicago are waking up to the scam that they are being “new machine” played as the public sec hero class, from CTU to SEIU, to FOP–it doesn’t matter, are cleaning up with ZERO collective bargaining required $contracts$ while “progressives” get their token ordinance crumbs…many of which are business killers. It will be interesting to watch what CTU gets in pay & benefits vrs “bargaining for the common good” stuff in new contract?, who gets what out of remaining $375 mil COVID $bucks$?, who gets what out of Brando’s $1.25 bil bond deal… Read more »
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
I think “progressives”, along with everyone else, in Chicago are waking up to the scam that they are being “new machine” played as the public sec hero class, from CTU to SEIU, to FOP–it doesn’t matter, are cleaning up with ZERO collective bargaining required $contracts$ while “progressives” get their token ordinance crumbs…many of which are business killers. It will be interesting to watch what CTU gets in pay & benefits vrs “bargaining for the common good” stuff in new contract?, who gets what out of remaining $375 mil COVID $bucks$?, who gets what out of Brando’s $1.25 bil bond deal… Read more »