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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‘State of Loop’ report boasts Chicago Loop comeback already in full swing – Center Square
Loop Alliance President Michael Edwards is boldly shouting from the rooftops after a new “State of the Loop” quarterly report outlines how pedestrian activity on State Street during workweek hours is now back at pre-pandemic levels while weekend foot traffic is far outpacing 2019 numbers.
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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.
If the Loop comeback is already in full swing, the thugs are already salivating!
“It’s always an important issue that got a little out of hand after the pandemic and with the
murderdeath of George Floyd from a drug overdose while resisting arrest”Thank you!
Everytime I read MURDER I cringe. He died of an overdose, he wasn’t murdered.
LOL, this is gaslighting at its finest. I see the train traffic, I live near a stop. It’s 1/4 to 1/2 was it was when I took the train four years ago. Store fronts are closed everywhere and office buildings are going into foreclosure because of high vacancies….how in the world can “workweek foot traffic [hit] 91% of pre-pandemic levels while zooming to 107% of 2019 weekend numbers.” It this hoodlums and youths wander throughout the loop? are the quadruple counting the same vagrant as he pan handles for food? Where are these people coming from and going to…if they… Read more »
Perhaps the added in the numbers during a wilding, “ funnin”, non- demonized event.
I remember going downtown as a grade school kid in the ’60s. People everywhere. Getting crushed by the crowds waiting to cross at State and Madison. Busy stores up and down State. Now I get to the Loop a couple times a year on my way to trade shows and I assure you the foot traffic and street level activity comes nowhere near to what it was. The way it’s going I’ll soon be able to find street parking in the middle of the day.