This is his chance to earn at least a few positive footnotes in the history books. Given where Chicago is right now this new stadium proposal is a bad idea and a bad deal – Wirepoints on The Chicago Way with John Kass
April 25, 2024
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Ted was on The Chicago Way with John Kass and Jeff Carlin to discuss the proposed $5 billion lakefront stadium project proposed by the Chicago Bears & Mayor Brandon Johnson, why Chicago is struggling compared to other metro areas across the country, why the city might or might not go the way of Detroit, and more.
Some Illinois lawmakers continue to deny that covid aid and other federal stimulus bailed the state out of its fiscal mess. But a look at past and projected revenues from COGFA shows just how much the bailouts blew out the state’s revenues. And now that they’re over, how much harder it will be for Illinois revenues to grow.
Election integrity – both real and perceived – is essential to government’s legitimacy and stability. Illinois, like the rest of the nation, better fix its problems now.
Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about Chicago’s latest bond offering, why Chicago’s dismal home value growth is due to poor policies, the next $70 million to be spent on migrants, the 9% salary hikes demanded by the CTU, and why Illinois lawmakers voting to stop Chicago’s selective enrollment schools from being closed is hypocritical.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 4/21/2024.
Right on everything Mark, and great article ! If he has a conscience he’d go for the easier, natural steps as you listed. If he has a functioning brain and let go of myths, he’d scream out that huge steps are needed such as reducing power of govt ee unions, and reduce total comp pckg of the govt ees. He might even admit the $500Million prop-tax-increase will not solve the pension problem and neither would the $10B Loan from WallStreet. He might say no more pay raises until the state constitution is amended. But that’s venturing into the real disasters.… Read more »
LOL,the idea of Rahm doing anything for anyone but Rahm is hilarious. I mean you are talking about a guy who buried and tied up a investigation into a possible homicide by the Chicago police to aid his own re-election chances.
Rahm was never a legitimate mayor, he falsified his residency in his initial petition and the courts railroaded through so he could stay on the ballot. Rahm was corrupt from inception, a low life scum, a piece of human debris and thoroughly dishonest, he comes from a family of dishonest degenerates and his brothers, amazingly, are even worse.