Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski joined Amy Jacobson and John Anthony on Chicago’s Morning Answer. They discussed vaccine mandates, school policy regarding the spread of COVID-19, and the surge of crime in Chicago.
“Criminals right now, in the eyes of those in charge, are victims, and we are ignoring the true victims,” Dabrowski said. “All that has got to change. We’ve got to get serious about prosecuting. That’s the bottom line.”
While much fault is placed on States Attorney Kim Foxx for declining to prosecute and Mayor Lori Lightfoot for passing the buck, Dabrowski said the issue is one to watch in the upcoming election cycle.
“The question is, can the candidates differentiate themselves. What we have to be careful of is that we don’t replace bad leaders with the next group of bad leaders. We can have good candidates who express themselves well, can make themselves clear, and not be crazy, whatever side they’re on.”
A greater focus on crime would benefit everyone, Dabrowski said.“In Cook County so far this year, we’ve had 17 COVID deaths for kids under the age of 20, and 274 homicides. Yet, the attention is still focused on strict COVID policies and we ignore the crime problem.”
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Gov. JB Pritzker calls it “ethics” reform.
It’s rare to see city leaders in Chicago take an open, unabashed stance on the collapse of literacy. To complain is deemed as too political, too racist or too anti-public schools. So it’s refreshing to see Willie Wilson, a successful businessman and leader of the black community, call for a literacy initiative “with the goal of getting 100% of Black students reading at grade level.”