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At least 3,194 individuals have received financial support from the state of Illinois to reunite with friends and family in other U.S. cities since mid-November, according to state data. The state has spent over $620,000 on travel tickets and taxi fares to airports, trains or bus stations to connect with family and friends, which city and state officials call “diversion and outmigration.”
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.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
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Supposedly they walked from Venezuela to the border. They are in shape, they can walk back.
Air fare? Taxi fare? Are they INSANE?
What’s wrong with public transportation to the Greyhound bus terminal?
Stupid chickens.
Unconfirmed report over 100 migrants attacked security and off duty police at Home Depot in Chicago, 200 W 87th St., on 2/20/2024. Alleged media censorship. Anyone have more info?
Yup it happened and as usual and as you stated media censorship not a word. It was discussed briefly on Dan and Amy am 560 this morning. Oh and I might add not a signal arrest took place, unbelievable hey.
Thanks. Will be interesting to see how the story plays out.
Even the Migrants don’t want to live in Illinois!
Sure wish they would pickup the tab on my property taxes, or buy my house to get me to leave.
Gosh, I wanna reunite with family members this summer. JB, snail me a cash card.
This is a sad commentary on—THE CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS! Where is the outrage at how our money is being spent? Do we really have the deep pockets to be flying illegals all over the country? Our public schools are generally a disaster, and not just in Chicago. Crime is out of control. Public transportation is becoming unusable. Pension liabilities are beyond counting. And Illinoisans and the media sit by twiddling their thumbs and letting our government officials get away with this. It is long past time to blame the politicians for Illinois’ demise. It is the people themselves that are… Read more »
They are looking for volunteers to go to Mars. Once there in just a few years Mars will have an overpopulation problem. But they still will be able to vote in Illinois with ballots but results will come in 1-2 years.
If the City hadn’t criminalized buses dropping folks off in Chicago, they might be able to negotiate a cheap rate for those wanting to make the southbound trip.
hilarious the migrant dude in article is choosing to split for non-sanctuary Texas after sanctuary Illinois has spent god knows how many $10s of thousands on him & his family with free airfare to boot…..all on the chump city/state taxpayers dime…. Doesn’t he know JB & Tony have $100s of millions more in migrant spending pipeline just for him & his family?
AT LEAST HE’S LEAVING………HOPEFULLY WITH LOTS MORE TO FOLLOW SOON!!!!!!!!
In this upcoming election the voters of Chicago and Illinois have a chance to show whether they have a brain. If the “I’ve voted Democrat all my life” crowd continue to vote Democrat then…..they’ve dug their own grave and made their coffin.
Of course they’ll vote Democrat! The question is whether they vote for ‘the other guy’ on the Democrat primary ballot, of course, only if there are actually other candidates available on the ballot. The other issue is – that no one dare discuss in good company – is why turnout rates in bad neighborhood with no choices on the ballot have high turnout, despite compliance in every other area of life being so darn low (kids are truant, unemployment rate is high, few have valid drivers licenses or vehicle insurance, low FOID card compliance) but voting rates always seem so… Read more »
“High turnout in bad neighborhood.” An interesting assertion and I can believe it might be true– have you or anyone else posted any data showing this?
AS LONG AS DOMINION VOTING MACHINES AREN’T USED
Attention commenters: Let the snark and jokes begin on this one.