Tag: Chicago
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The only TV news program I miss
I never watched a lot of TV news but WGN to me was king of local news. It doesn’t get more Chicago than WGN.
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Don’t worry that Mayor Lightfoot might be racist worry about the construction of real institutional racism
Mayor Lori Lightfoot of my hometown, Chicago, Illinois, has outed herself as a possible racist. Here is a quote from the 2 page letter she sent out. The emphasis on two words are mine. I will be exclusively providing one-on-one interviews with journalists of color. Then in the very next sentence talks about fighting for…
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1/5th of a second
That’s the length of time between an empty hand rising and an officer shooting. What decision would you make? The video of the Chicago Police officer shooting Adam Toledo was released. What everyone is showing is the still frame from the video of Toledo’s hand empty just before he was shot. This is being reported…
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Chicago is so flush with cash it can provide Guaranteed Basic Income to residents
Some genius Chicago aldermen have the brilliant idea to provide a “Guaranteed Basic Income” to city residents. Alderman Gilbert Villegas, Alderwoman Maria Hadden and Alderwoman Sophia King introduced the resolution to the Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development of the Chicago City Council. “Distributing cash directly to Chicago families would transform life for millions…
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Michael Madigan made a difference alright
Former Illinois Speaker of the House and current head of the Illinois Democrat Party announced his resignation. After nearly 5 decades of controlling the state he’s finally riding off into the sunset. Well… not quite. He’s only stepping down from his position as a representative of his district. He will remain the head of the…
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Goodbye Chicago
It kinda hurts writing that headline. But, it’s true. I’m leaving Chicago for what I hope are greener pastures. I have mixed emotions about it but also feel the change is long overdue. The tldr version of everything below is that I’m tired of Illinois’ multiple levels of corrupt government (here and here are the…