Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson stares down a $1 billion city budget deficit
Updated budget forecasts show a $982 million shortfall for the upcoming 2025 budget as Chicago grapples with $223 million remaining deficit this year. Mayor Brandon Johnson refuses to rule out property tax hikes.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-stares-down-a-1-billion-city-budget-deficit/
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Violence up 7.2%: robberies, aggravated assaults, batteries hit 5-year highs
Chicagoans experienced 7.2% more violent crime between August 2023 and July 204, with cases of robbery, aggravated assault and aggravated battery at five-year highs.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/violence-up-7-2-robberies-aggravated-assaults-batteries-hit-5-year-highs/
Chicago's Mayor Brandon was a union organizer for the teachers' union, says a lot. #LetsGoBrandon
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Forced agenda: Chicago Teachers Union contract aims to dictate radical, costly worldview to Chicagoans | Illinois Policy
The Chicago Teachers Union is putting political goals in its contract demands, something not found in other large cities. It is trying to impose policy on the public without elected representatives debating whether the policies will hurt students and taxpayers.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/forced-agenda-chicago-teachers-union-contract-aims-to-dictate-radical-costly-worldview-to-chicagoans/
Illegal Aliens Involved in Mob Beating of NYPD Cops Arrested in Arizona – Looking for Liberty
Several members of the illegal alien gang involved in the shocking beat down of NYPD officers last week have been rearrested by authorities in Arizona. As Slay News previously reported, the illegal migrants were arrested in New York City after a video of them attacking police offers went viral and p..
https://lookingforliberty.com/illegal-aliens-involved-in-mob-beating-of-nypd-cops-arrested-in-arizona/
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Carjackings more than double in Chicago from 5 years ago
In a single year, one Chicago neighborhood saw about 1 of every 250 residents carjacked. Carjackings citywide more than doubled in five years.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/carjackings-more-than-double-in-chicago-from-5-years-ago/
