Chicago politics and events

[bailey777]

He so perfectly personifies Chicago politics.

I remember my one buddy in Chicago telling me Johnson was not going to win the election. I said dude you seem to forget its Chicago and of course they are going to elect him the Daley types are not going to get elected anymore. Daley types are not nearly far left wing enough for the Chicago of today.

 

[bailey777]

How in the hell does this guy have a job?

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He got major support from white hipsters in places like Wicker Park and they would vote for him again imo. For him to lose the next election he would have bleed support from blacks and other minorities from the previous election. The white hipsters and progressives will still 100% vote for him no matter what.

 

[BradStevens]

How in the hell does this guy have a job?

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He says over the next two years he is going to ensure that "every singe dime 'our' people have been robbed of" will be returned "two or three fold."

Greeeeaaaaaatttttttt.

 

[dbmhoosier]

 

[bailey777]

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Exactly what should happen to him but I am telling you he will get elected again or somebody very close to him. The only thing you can really do is move out of the city I have several friends who moved from Chicago to outside the cook county limits because of the insane taxes that never end.

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

How in the hell does this guy have a job?

For the same reason Donald Trump also has a job he shouldn't have: he was elected.

But, yes, it's disturbing -- if not terribly surprising -- to hear that he not only has a racially discriminatory view towards hiring, but that he thinks it's warranted and wise.

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

Exactly what should happen to him but I am telling you he will get elected again or somebody very close to him. The only thing you can really do is move out of the city I have several friends who moved from Chicago to outside the cook county limits because of the insane taxes that never end.

I guess because of the two-party system, people tend to have a binary view of politics. I've heard many people say "Well, Chicago hasn't elected a Republican mayor in nearly a century, and he was a crook. So maybe that's their problem."

But consider the change that's gone on within Chicago's Democratic Party. Because there really is no Republican Party to speak of there.

Their mayors haven't always been as radical as Johnson or Lori "Don't Call Me Gordon" Lightfoot. Neither of the Daleys, father or son, were at all radical. And, between them, they held the mayor's office for ~43 out of the 56 years between 1955 and 2011. Daley Sr. famously clashed with Tom Hayden and Abbie Hoffman.

I don't recall Harold Washington, their first black mayor, being radical. I know he was very supportive of the police, got along well with Reagan. Rahm Emanuel is a Clintonian moderate.

Chicago isn't ever going to elect a Republican. But hopefully they can get back to electing people like Daley and Emanuel.

 

[GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly]

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Go get him Harmeet. The mayor of a major American city speaking about how he prefers to hire some races over others should not be tolerated as long as the civil rights act is still the law of the land.

Whether the civil rights act should still be law is another question. The answer is no.

 

[BradStevens]

Go get him Harmeet. The mayor of a major American city speaking about how he prefers to hire some races over others should not be tolerated as long as the civil rights act is still the law of the land.

Whether the civil rights act should still be law is another question. The answer is no.

Coming in HOT!

 

[All4You]

 

[sweetsilence]

Democracy is a joke.

So is socialism and atheism.

 

[Mas-sa-suta]

So is socialism and atheism.

It's a good thing the US doesn't have any of the three ...

 

[sweetsilence]

My wife's family is from a small town in central Illinois. They want Chicago to burn down again

@GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly can go to hell with the rest of them.

@BradStevens

Can move out first. I like him.

 

[Mas-sa-suta]

My wife's family is from a small town in central Illinois. They want Chicago to burn down again

@GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly can go to hell with the rest of them.

@BradStevens

Can move out first. I like him.

Wife's family from Neoga and Mattoon.
My family from Casey, Arthur and Hazel Dell.

They all moved to Indiana as soon as they found out about it.

 

[sweetsilence]

Wife's family from Neoga and Mattoon.
My family from Casey, Arthur and Hazel Dell.

They all moved to Indiana as soon as they found out about it.

Mine is from Potomac. A few miles from the border. Danville used to be an all American town.

Every time we visit I buy 1000 rounds of ammo. Because I can. Screw the foid card.

 

[GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly]

My wife's family is from a small town in central Illinois. They want Chicago to burn down again

@GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly can go to hell with the rest of them.

@BradStevens

Can move out first. I like him.

The collection of meth shacks that comprise the town your wife’s family is from is much more likely to burn down than Chicago.

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

I'm more worried that he's just plain stupid.

Your boy is at it again

 

[GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly]

Your boy is at it again

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A stat that shocked me. Chicago has actually had less shootings and murders through his first two years than Rahm (2nd term) and Lightfoot.

Also, the city population is growing again.

Crain’s Chicago Business: Chicago’s population is growing again | Great Cities Institute

greatcities.uic.edu

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

A stat that shocked me. Chicago has actually had less shootings and murders through his first two years than Rahm (2nd term) and Lightfoot.

By all means, keep electing him.

Also, the city population is growing again.

From your own article:

Paral’s remarks align with the broader observation that Chicago’s recent gains are closely tied to migration flows. The article suggests that changes in federal immigration policy could shape the city’s demographic trajectory moving forward.

 

[GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly]

By all means, keep electing him.



From your own article:

Paral’s remarks align with the broader observation that Chicago’s recent gains are closely tied to migration flows. The article suggests that changes in federal immigration policy could shape the city’s demographic trajectory moving forward.

I did not account for migrants. Bummer.

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

I did not account for migrants. Bummer.

Census is masking ongoing problems:

"The Census Bureau attributed the change, in part, to updated methods that better account for humanitarian immigration, including arrivals from Venezuela and Ukraine.

Rob Paral, Senior Researcher at the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago, emphasized the role of migration in driving this growth:

“There’s no question this international crisis-driven migration would have a positive population effect on Chicago,” he explained. “We’ve had tens of thousands of people arriving here.”

 

[Ohio Guy]

My wife's family is from a small town in central Illinois. They want Chicago to burn down again

@GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly can go to hell with the rest of them.

@BradStevens

Can move out first. I like him.

Chicago is still a great town. I'm there a fair amount lately. There is probably a 40% chance I move there in the next year or so. If I do, I'll sort things out there.

 

[All4You]

CPS needs to borrow to avoid budget cuts, CTU chief Stacy Davis Gates says

With Chicago Public Schools facing a $529 million budget deficit, the teachers union president says Chicago needs to stand up to President Donald Trump’s attacks on public education by supporting its schools.

chicago.suntimes.com

 

[BradStevens]

CPS needs to borrow to avoid budget cuts, CTU chief Stacy Davis Gates says

With Chicago Public Schools facing a $529 million budget deficit, the teachers union president says Chicago needs to stand up to President Donald Trump’s attacks on public education by supporting its schools.

chicago.suntimes.com

More excellent woke reasoning--opposing DEI is white supremacy, analogous to the South challenging Reconstruction. Good thing this type of thinking isn't in schools or government. Just a right-wing media creation dontcha know:

Davis Gates, a former history teacher, talked about Reconstruction, the post-slavery period that focused on repairing and rebuilding the nation economically and politically but was then followed by a backlash that included lynchings and Jim Crow laws.

“Reconstruction was challenged by white supremacy, a premise that calls for the end of DEI and initiatives,” she said. “Reconstruction was hamstrung by elected leaders, political cowardice, a paralysis of leadership. ... Who’s heard that before?”

Davis Gates said a vacuum of leadership is allowing Trump to implement Project 2025, which, in part, calls for the dismantling of public education, and that it is becoming part of “our lived reality.”

 

[All4You]

More excellent woke reasoning--opposing DEI is white supremacy, analogous to the South challenging Reconstruction. Good thing this type of thinking isn't in schools or government. Just a right-wing media creation dontcha know:

Davis Gates, a former history teacher, talked about Reconstruction, the post-slavery period that focused on repairing and rebuilding the nation economically and politically but was then followed by a backlash that included lynchings and Jim Crow laws.

“Reconstruction was challenged by white supremacy, a premise that calls for the end of DEI and initiatives,” she said. “Reconstruction was hamstrung by elected leaders, political cowardice, a paralysis of leadership. ... Who’s heard that before?”

Davis Gates said a vacuum of leadership is allowing Trump to implement Project 2025, which, in part, calls for the dismantling of public education, and that it is becoming part of “our lived reality.”

As for Mrs Davis Gates and many like her, I can only say it's telling just how many champions of public education and their progeny obtained most if not their entire education from either private institutions or public choice programs.

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

CPS needs to borrow to avoid budget cuts, CTU chief Stacy Davis Gates says

With Chicago Public Schools facing a $529 million budget deficit, the teachers union president says Chicago needs to stand up to President Donald Trump’s attacks on public education by supporting its schools.

chicago.suntimes.com

To put things into perspective...

The city of Chicago recently issued a 40-year, $830 million bond. Because their S&P credit rating presently sits at BBB (which is akin to one of us having a FICO score around 500), they had to do something very unusual in order to secure the funding. And, by unusual, I mean "expensive."

The city will only pay interest (6%, I believe) for the first 20 years. Only starting in 2045 will it begin paying down the principal. The funds will be used for infrastructure projects. That's what the city had to do in order to get $830 million.

And CPS is reporting a $529 million budget deficit?

 

[BradStevens]

To put things into perspective...

The city of Chicago recently issued a 40-year, $830 million bond. Because their S&P credit rating presently sits at BBB (which is akin to one of us having a FICO score around 500), they had to do something very unusual in order to secure the funding. And, by unusual, I mean "expensive."

The city will only pay interest (6%, I believe) for the first 20 years. Only starting in 2045 will it begin paying down the principal. The funds will be used for infrastructure projects. That's what the city had to do in order to get $830 million.

And CPS is reporting a $529 million budget deficit?

If you're questioning Brandon Johnson's decisions about either financing or expenditures, you are a racist.