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1 year

Chicago’s new mayor attributes dozens of shootings over the Memorial Day weekend to the “trauma” of disinvestment. via @WSJopinion

Opinion | Another Shoot-’em-Up Memorial Day Weekend in Chicago

The city’s new mayor attributes shootings to the ‘trauma’ of disinvestment.

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2 years

Judge blocks schools from enforcing Illinois governor's COVID mandates, calls them 'type of evil' via @JustTheNews

Judge blocks schools from enforcing Illinois governor's COVID mandates, calls them 'type of evil'

Court ruling mandates that students attending one of the 145 schools across Illinois who are part of a sweeping lawsuit don’t have to wear a mask if they don’t want to, unless they’re given due...

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1 year

Not a single student can do math at grade level in 53 #Illinois schools. For reading, it’s 30 schools. Not 1 single student. Education data from @ISBEnews It's yet another indictment of the state’s educational system. Via @Wirepoints #twill #SchoolChoice

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3 years

The Orland Park village board unanimously votes to oppose @GovPritzker ’s mask and vaccine mandates. #twill #Illinois #COVID #COVID19 #COVID_19 #MaskMandate

Orland Park votes to oppose Pritzker's mask, vaccine mandates

One Orland Park trustee called the mask mandate an "act of tyranny," and many others said they do not understand why vaccinated people should have to wear masks.

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1 year

Bill Maher: Why Aren't Major Black Celebrities Asking Why Black People Are Killing Each Other In Cities Like Chicago?

Bill Maher: Why Aren't Major Black Celebrities Asking Why Black People Are Killing Each Other In...

HBO host Bill Maher on Friday said Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson was "excusing horrific behavior" in a speech he delivered following several shootings in Chicagoland last week and questioned...

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1 year

Chicagoans kicked out @LoriLightfoot . Change was possible. But what Chicagoans voted for on April 4 was someone more extreme and exactly opposite of what the city needed. Watch crime, education and economic outcomes slide faster. Via @Wirepoints . #twill

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4 months

. @GovPritzker boasted last week about #Illinois election process. “Here in Illinois, our elections are protected,” he said on X. Then #CookCounty "found" 10,000+ ballots. And mockery ensued. Via @Wirepoints #twill #Elections2024 @ChicagoElection

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3 years

"Never in its history has Chicago had such a feckless trio in charge of public safety: Cook County state’s attorney Kim Foxx, Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker, and Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot."

Chicago’s Toxic Trio

Chicago had 797 homicides last year, according to city police—the most of any city in the United States and the most in Chicago for a quarter century. That figure doesn’t include the increased number...

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3 years

DeSantis and his less-restrictive COVID policies vs. Pritzker’s lockdowns: Even Florida’s worst outbreaks never surpassed Illinois’. #FactFriday

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2 years

Gov. Pritzker in tonight's debate said the recent Wall Street Journal editorial criticizing Illinois schools was based on work of "right wing carnival barkers" -- Wirepoints. But every piece of our work merely used the state's own data. #twill #ILGovDebate

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10 months

Small town residents in Manteno, Illinois say no to Chinese factory. They're pushing back against Gotion and its planned #ElectricVehicle battery factory. Why is CCP-tied Gotion getting $8 billion in subsidies for a $2 billion plant? And what exactly was vetted? Via @Wirepoints

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In 40 years as a journalist, I visited every Chicago neighborhood. For the first time, I now fear for my safety.

In 40 years as a journalist, I visited every Chicago neighborhood. For the first time, I now fear...

I’m long past the “bullet-proof” vibrancy of youth — but I feel like the same person, only traversing a different city that has many more palpable threats, Andy Shaw writes.

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#Illinois lawmakers just gave themselves another raise to make it a 33% hike in 3 years. Total comp > $100K. Never mind the bottom-of-the-barrel performance for Illinois when it comes to jobs, economy, GDP and incomes. Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker

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8 months

. @GovPritzker says #Chicago violent crime is down. Not true. Violent crime is up 14% vs. last year, and up 19% since pre-covid 2019. Via @Wirepoints #twill #chicagocrime @chicagosmayor #robberies #homicides @kimfoxx

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8 months

Chicago criminals are robbing with impunity. It's time to care about who replaces #CookCounty prosecutor @SAKimFoxx . Robberies have spiked 50% since June alone, while major crimes will hit a post-covid high of nearly 80K in 2023. Via @Wirepoints #twill

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3 years

Groups of parents from across #Illinois file a lawsuit suing 145 school districts, the Illinois State Board of Education, Dr. Ezike and Governor JB Pritzker. #twill #muniland @GovPritzker @IDPH @ISBEnews

Group of Parents File Suit Against 145 School Districts; the ISBE, and Governor Pritzker –

Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) – A large group of parents from across the state have filed an 11-Count Amended Complaint in Carlinville, naming 145 School Districts, the Illinois State Board of Educ…

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6 months

There’s little that better highlights the moral bankruptcy of Chicago’s ‘equity’ agenda than a look at how Chicago Public Schools is treating two of its schools: Northside College Prep and Douglass High. CPS and union officials want to end selective enrollment at Northside, a

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1 year

Parents infuriated as migrants enroll in Chicago schools without health records after years of COVID rules #FoxNews

Parents infuriated as migrants enroll in Chicago schools without health records after years of...

Chicago parent Jennifer Preston joined "Fox & Friends First" to speak out about public schools allowing migrant children to enroll without health documentation while Chicago children require several...

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11 months

Emerging scandal: Why are we giving $8 B in taxpayer subsidies to a Chinese company with #CCP ties to build a $2 B #Illinois battery factory? Via @Wirepoints #twill #GreenEnergy @GovPritzker @POTUS #ElectricVehicle @Gotion48660

Emerging scandal: Why are we giving $8 billion to Chinese company with CCP ties to build a $2...

Some politicians are taking notice of the absurdity of subsidizing a Chinese technology company, Gotion. However, the insane size of the subsidies being granted remains to be recognized.

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3 years

Breaking: A judge just issued a restraining order against the Illinois State Board of Education and restored three school district's recognition status due to non-compliance with @GovPritzker 's mask mandate. #Twill #MaskMandate @ISBEnews #COVID #COVID19 #COVID_19 #Illinois

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3 years

Restraining Order Issued Against State Board of Education, School Districts Status Restored –

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11 months

#Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson whips out race card to dismiss his ‘slow start’ and other criticisms. Johnson lambasted his critics, arguing that he’s being held to a “different standard” as a black man. Via @Wirepoints #twill @chicagosmayor #illinois

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2 years

. @govpritzker and his @SquawkCNBC interviewers squared off in #Davos at the @WEF . Pritzker tried to promote #Illinois ’ “achievements”, but he was consistently challenged. @Wirepoints sets the record straight with a Fact Check. #twill #election2024 @RonDeSantisFL @JordanAbudayyeh

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3 years

. @GovPritzker , could you please cite the state law or school code that gives you the authority to enforce mask mandates on local school districts? #twill #COVID #COVID19 #COVID_19 @IDPH

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6 months

. @GovPritzker is once again running the state under Executive Orders, this time for the migrant crisis. That follows his three years of EO's and lockdowns during #covid19 . And yet he says others are a threat to democracy. #twill #Illinois #illegalimmigration #sanctuary #wall

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7 months

. @Chicago 'sMayor wants to close down the city's best schools and force their students to attend #CPS ’s many low-performing schools. He’s basically saying, 'If all minority kids can’t excel, then none of them should.' Via @Wirepoints #twill @chipubschools

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2 months

The list of #Illinois ’ k-12 superintendents earning more than $9 M in lifetime #pensions keeps growing. Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker

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2 years

“Crime is coming down gradually in the city,” #Illinois @GovPritzker said recently at #Davos2023 . Except it’s not. Major #crimes this month in #Chicago are already 61% up compared to 2022, 97% greater than in 2021. Via @Wirepoints #twill @chicagosmayor

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3 years

Now that the #NewYork Supreme Court has struck down @GovKathyHochul 's statewide mandate, #Illinois is 1 of only 10 states to still impose #MaskMandates @GovPritzker needs to present the science that justifies his action, or lift our #mandate too.

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2 years

Disaster. Disaster. Disaster. Disaster. Say it 34 more times. @GovPritzker has declared #Illinois a Disaster 38 times in a row since March 2020. Only 9 states still use Emergency Orders. Via @Wirepoints #twill #COVID19

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2 years

. @GovPritzker proclaimed Illinois' 36th consecutive #Covid19 Disaster Declaration last week – 980 straight days. WI ended its emergency powers 1.5 years ago, MI 2 years ago. Rest of neighbors – 9 months ago. Legislature not needed? Via @Wirepoints #twill

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3 years

CDC squelched its own study showing masks ineffective for kids in schools. Answers needed. – Wirepoints Quickpoint via @Wirepoints

CDC squelched its own study showing masks ineffective for kids in schools. Answers needed. –...

Is it too much to ask whether measures being taken actually work? America is tired of being lied to.

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1 year

5 full months have passed this year and if crime stays at its current pace, Chicagoans in 2023 will experience a 40%-plus jump in major #crimes over 2022. That’s on top of 2022's 41% increase over 2021. Via @Wirepoints #twill #Illinois @ChicagosMayor

38% jump in Chicago crime during Mayor Johnson’s first month – Wirepoints | Wirepoints

Readers can decide if it’s too early to tie Mayor Johnson’s words and actions with the increase in crimes taking place under his watch, but the numbers during his first month weren’t good. CompStat...

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1 year

. @GovPritzker finally gives up his draconian #COVID19 powers. Never forget the lockdowns, school masking, vaccine passports, the mismanagement of retirement homes and more. His 42 executive orders did irreparable harm. Via @Wirepoints #twill #Illinois

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1 year

It's not just #Florida that Illinoisans are fleeing to. They're also simply moving across the border. #Illinois netted losses with each of its neighbors, losing a net 58K residents. New 2021 data from @uscensusbureau . Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker

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1 year

Will he ever quit? @GovPritzker issued #Illinois #Covid Disaster Declaration No. 38 earlier this month. Now number 39 is just a few days away. Via @Wirepoints #twill

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1 year

Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson is already fulfilling every expectation that he’ll drive even more people and businesses out of the Windy City. via @WSJopinion

Opinion | Chicago Gets What It Voted For

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson blames businesses for crime.

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6 months

New data: In 2023, there were 67 #Illinois schools where not a single student tested proficient in math and 32 where no student tested proficient in reading. Officials in those schools graduated 70% of students. Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker

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3 months

Brazen election interference: #Illinois Democrats retroactively change law to knock out Republican challengers. Gov. Pritzker called it an "ethics" bill. Surely, lawsuits must follow. Via @Wirepoints #twill #elections @GovPritzker

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1 year

Was it something we said? Only 6 of every 100 CPS black students do math at grade level. Why the CTU Always Gets What It Wants #twill @CTULocal1 @Brandon4Chicago #chicago #Illinois @iftaft #SchoolChoice #schoolchoicenow

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1 year

Another property tax hike: Rewarding failure at Chicago Public Schools. Despite an 85% increase in spending since 2017 – to nearly $30K per student – the percent of black CPS students proficient in reading on the SAT has collapsed to 10% from 18% just six years ago. CPS doesn’t

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2 years

Getting overlooked in other news: Illinois Gov. Pritzker gave $300K in federal COVID relief funds to BLM chapter now facing eviction via @JustTheNews

Illinois Gov. Pritzker gave $300K in federal COVID relief funds to BLM chapter now facing eviction

The leader of the Lake County BLM chapter is also facing a slate of criminal charges in court.

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3 years

Ridiculing dissenters does not work. It has backfired. And the substance of the Pritzker Administration’s COVID policy is falling apart. #twill #COVID19AB via @Wirepoints

Governor Pritzker’s condescending defense of failing ‘same ‘ol same ‘ol’ COVID policy – Wirepoints...

Ridiculing dissenters does not work. It has backfired. But this isn't only about effective rhetoric and persuasion. The substance of the Pritzker Administration’s COVID policy is falling apart.

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2 years

What a headline, what a story: IL Dems change law to allow vote-by-mail ballots to be counted in a way judge had said 'would be obvious way to commit fraud'

IL Dems change law to allow vote-by-mail ballots to be counted in a way judge had said 'would be...

The changes come after a Republican state House candidate had sued the Democratic DuPage County Clerk, accusing her of illegally verifying signatures on mail-in ballots against signatures on the...

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1 year

A perfectly fair question got this arrogant, insulting, unresponsive answer.

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1 year

I asked @GovPritzker to explain his $1 million donation to each of two Illinois Supreme Court candidates and whether they should recuse themselves in cases he's the lead defendant on like no-cash bail and the gun ban.

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IRS data: #Illinois lost residents, on net, to 40 states, giving up 87,877 residents, while IL netted a tiny gain of 632 people from 7 states. And every one of Illinois’ neighbors took people from the Prairie State. Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker

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1 year

"Mr. Pritzker is gaining a reputation as a hard-left culture warrior who is happy to silence political opponents." via @WSJopinion #twill

Opinion | A Free-Speech Lesson for J.B. Pritzker

A federal judge scolds Illinois Democrats for trying to silence abortion foes.

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1 year

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's words continue to embolden #Chicago ’s youth to run rampant. He's helping perpetuate mob action. Count on the city to lead the nation in #homicides for the 12th year in a row. Via @Wirepoints #twill @chicagosmayor #crime

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1 year

15 days to slow the spread? @GovPritzker just issued his 41st #COVID19 emergency declaration. 1,114 days after his first one. #Illinois ’ neighbors ended theirs more than 1 year ago. Via @Wirepoints #twill #idph

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1 year

A reminder that nobody tried to cancel Pritzker when he went to Florida to deliver a particularly hateful speech:

Pritzker Honed His Presidential Stump Speech In Florida – With Hatred And Dishonesty – Wirepoints |...

He really didn’t need to say he has no intention of playing by rules, as he did. The speech showed it.

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South and southwest #Chicago suburbs to be hammered by massive #PropertyTax increases. In 15 south suburbs, median tax bills are jumping by 26% to 122%. Via @Wirepoints #twill #illinois @GovPritzker

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Amazing that #Illinoisans pay the nation's highest property taxes, largely for education, and this is what they get in return – illiteracy across the state. Roll back the taxes and implement universal #SchoolChoice . Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker

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1 year

The #Chicago Teachers Union is the country's most powerful, militant teachers union…and their students end up with dismal results. Only 2 in 10 #CPS kids read at grade level. Via @Wirepoints on AM 560's @MorningAnswer #twill @CTULocal1 @chicagosmayor

The CTU is the most powerful, most militant teachers union in the country…and their students end up...

Ted was on Chicago’s Morning Answer to talk about who will make it to the Chicago mayoral runoff, the growth of crime in 2023, the Chicago Teacher Union's election financing scandal and its extreme...

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2 years

If @GovPritzker ’s school masking executive order is still in effect, as he claims, why file for a new rule? Or, why even appeal the court’s decision if #Illinois ’ statewide mandate is still in effect? #twill #UnmaskOurKids #COVID19

Gov. JB Pritzker’s false and irresponsible claim that we ‘still have mask requirement in the State...

Unless and until the court's order is reversed on appeal, it is the law. If confusion about this matter expands, blame Pritzker's wanton denial of the law.

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2 years

Illinois' @GovPritzker can't have it both ways. He can’t claim to have done a great job of managing #Covid_19 and yet, 2+ years later, still proclaim Illinois a “Disaster Area.” "Proclamation" just renewed for 30 more days. It allows him to continue to rule by Executive Order.

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9 months

The @WSJ 's Editorial Board cited @Wirepoints ’ calculations on the more than 1.2 M #Illinois students that can’t read at grade level and what that means now that @GovPritzker and his union allies have killed the state’s only #SchoolChoice program. #twill

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3 years

Dr. Ezike left viewers of the press conference with the feeling that #COVID cases for children had tripled, when in fact, based on the raw numbers, the actual case numbers had fallen by nearly 5K. #twill @IDPH @GovPritzker #covid19 #covid_19 #deltavarient

Lies, damn lies and COVID statistics: Using data to justify Illinois’ mask mandate – Wirepoints |...

The COVID pandemic has certainly proven the veracity of the old quote: lies, damn lies and statistics. The data can easily be twisted to justify all kinds of mandates and restrictions.

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2 years

Again: @GovPritzker extended his #Covid19 Disaster Proclamation for #Illinois for the 37th time, a period that now stretches 1,000+ days. These declarations mean more federal aid for Illinois and that means more #inflation , more dependency, and fewer rights. #twill @chicagosmayor

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#Illinois ' @GovPritzker needs to justify his 35th #Covid_19 Disaster Declaration given that every neighboring state dropped their Emergencies long ago. MI ended 2 years ago. WI 1.5 years ago. The rest, 6 months ago. See map below⬇️Via @Wirepoints #twill

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. @POTUS proclaims ‘Covid is over.’ @GovPritzker disagrees – signs 34th #COVID Disaster Declaration for Illinois. ICYMI, #Illinois ' neighbors all dropped executive orders months ago (WI 1.5 years ago, MI 2 years ago). Via @Wirepoints #twill #CovidIsOver

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1 year

“Corporate racism.” “Disinvestment.” “A broken promise.” That’s the criticism @Walmart is getting from activists and politicians for its decision to close some #Chicago stores. But what about the #crime , taxes and the city’s dysfunction? And the new mayor’s plans? Via

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2 years

This is the third lawsuit filed by an Illinois state's attorney, two of whom are Democrats, to stop the SAFE-T Act from becoming law.

'Threat to public safety': McHenry County state's attorney sues Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois attorney...

McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally filed a lawsuit Monday against state officials, alleging the SAFE-T Act violates the Illinois Constitution and is a "threat to public safety."

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Disasters #39 , #40 and #41 are what @GovPritzker proclaimed when he said his Emergency Orders will extend to May 11. #COVID19 is almost in the rear-view mirror, but the abuse of his EOs has permanently shattered democratic norms. Via @Wirepoints #twill

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8 months

Chicago's Mayor Johnson blames right wing, racism and his predecessor for migrants crisis. via @MailOnline

Chicago's Mayor Johnson blames his predecessor for migrants crisis

Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson claims he 'inherited' the city's spiraling migrant crisis and lashed out at Lori Lightfoot's former administration.

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3 months

Nearly a year ago, Chicagoans cheered Mayor Lightfoot’s removal from office. Gone was her toxic attitude. Her flippant dismissal of the city’s many crises. Her abrasive politics. In her place was Brandon Johnson, who promised a more inclusive approach to building a “better,

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. @GovPritzker tells @CNN that jobs are coming back to #Illinois . But the number of people employed under his watch shows the opposite. 80K fewer Illinoisans are employed today than when Pritzker took office in 2019. Via @Wirepoints #twill #employment

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7 months

Bill Ackman calls for @GovPritzker 's sister, Penny, to resign from Harvard board via @MailOnline

Bill Ackman calls for Harvard board to resign after Claudine Gay

Gay resigned yesterday, finally bowing to calls to stand down a month after her calamitous congressional testimony about campus antisemitism and amid accusations of plagiarism.

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7 months

For sure, #Illinois ’ political leadership is part of the progressive left, along with their policies. The public, however, is not. On nearly every important issue, Illinois’ leadership is out of touch. Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker @ChicagosMayor

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The Mask Is Off: Illinois Has No Science Behind Its School Masking Mandate – Wirepoints via @Wirepoints #Masks #COVID19

The Mask Is Off: Illinois Has No Science Behind Its School Masking Mandate – Wirepoints | Wirepoints

The mandate on kids is adult selfishness, using kids as pawns in a futile effort to protect adults. Last week an Illinois reporter finally asked what scientific support the state has for mandating...

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1 year

#Chicago 's Memorial Day Weekend was bad enough and now this weekend: 52 shot, 10 murdered. How long will @ChicagosMayor stick with his “violence as a symptom of disinvestment” narrative and avoid real deterrence. Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker

Another 52 shot, 10 murdered in Chicago this weekend. How long will Mayor Johnson avoid deterrence?...

How long will Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson stick with his “violence as a symptom of disinvestment” explanation that was widely criticized? Now he’s got another weekend of 10 murdered and 52 shot.

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. @WSJ 's Editorial Board said this: 'Sorry, Mr. Pritzker. The data is clear that #Illinois and other states dominated by progressives are losing human talent in droves to better-governed states.' At @Wirepoints , we did a 50-state survey of the #IRS data.

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Lives are being lost while @ChicagosMayor continuously blames disinvestment. Investment won’t come until streets are safe. Tamping down on crime is the first step. @GovPritzker @KimFoxx #twill @ToniPreckwinkle #chicago #Crime #Illinois

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Readers can decide if it’s too early to tie @ChicagosMayor Johnson’s words and actions with the increase in crimes, but the numbers during his first month weren’t good. Major major crimes grew 38% vs. same month last year. Via @Wirepoints #twill

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WSJ Editorial Board: 'Sorry, Mr. Pritzker. The data is clear that Illinois and other states dominated by progressives are losing human talent in droves to better-governed states.' The IRS data shows a net 105K people left Illinois in 2021, taking with them some $10.9 B in AGI.

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10 months

. @chicagosmayor to spend nearly $1M in #TIF funds for one of #Chicago 's empty/failing schools. Uplift High, capacity 720, had just 55 students in 2022. Only 3% read at grade level. Math, 0%. These schools should be closed instead. Via @Wirepoints #twill

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Breaking IRS Migration Data: Illinois netted another loss of 105K residents to other states. They took a record $10.9 B in Adjusted Gross Income with them. Also a record gap in the incomes of those fleeing IL vs. those coming in...$44K. Via @Wirepoints Full analysis shortly.

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7 months

Chicago mayor ripped for objecting to illegal immigrants flown into city: ‘Take it up with your pal Joe' #FoxNews

Chicago mayor ripped for objecting to illegal immigrants flown into city: ‘Take it up with your pal...

Conservatives ripped Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson after he complained on X about Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, flying migrants from Texas to Chicago without warning the city.

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1 year

@APB7026 @ISBEnews The data are from The Illinois State Board of Education.

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Teachers union chief calls private schools 'fascist' but sends her son to one via @nypost

Teachers union chief calls private schools 'fascist' but sends her...

Stacy Davis-Gates has long bragged about how her children go to the Chicago public schools, but recently got outed as sending a son to a prestigious private Catholic school on Chicago’s south side,...

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#Illinois motorists pay the nation’s 2nd-highest #GasTaxes because @GovPritzker and lawmakers doubled motor fuel taxes in 2019. In 2 weeks, Illinoisans will pay even more. Motor fuel taxes now go up yearly by inflation. Via @Wirepoints #twill #gasoline

Illinois motorists already pay the nation’s 2nd-highest gas taxes. In a couple weeks, they’ll pay...

If you’re mad about Illinois gas prices as you prepare for your Independence Day travels, blame Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the lawmakers who voted to double motor fuel taxes back in 2019. Illinois’ motor...

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Step right up! Step right up for the biggest show in town! It's @GovPritzker dissing the @WSJ editorial on #Illinois ' failed education outcomes, based on data from his own ed department. See the original @Wirepoints ' report that upset him here ⬇️ #twill

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Hypocrisy at @ChiPubSchools continues. This time it's @CTULocal1 @stacydavisgates ' turn. She calls school choice "racist" and private schools "Segregation Academies." She helped kill #SchoolChoice in #Illinois . Now we know she sends her son to a private school. Via @Wirepoints

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A net 175,000 people left Cook County between 2020 and 2022. Brendan Johnson’s margin of victory was about 20,000 votes. How many of the city’s expats would have voted for moderate reformer Paul Vallas? via @WSJopinion #Chicago

Opinion | You Can’t Throw the Bums Out if You’ve Voted With Your Feet

Brandon Johnson’s victory in Chicago shows the city has lost the political base for sensible reforms.

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3 years

In 2019 #Illinois lost 3,400 of its wealthiest tax filers. They took their incomes, wealth, families and businesses with them to other states. One explained, “Illinois is, in blunt terms, no longer going down the sewer. It’s already there.”

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1 year

No Hope In Sight For Chicago’s Worst-In-The-Nation Pension Plans via @forbes

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3 years

Nearly 40% of #Illinois #COVID deaths over the last 4 weeks were breakthroughs. But @GovPritzker tells us this is a crisis of the #unvaccinated We don’t understand how both can be true – and he won’t publish the @IDPH data that could explain it.

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. @GovPritzker can’t have it both ways. He can’t claim he’s done a great job at managing #COVID19 and still proclaim #Illinois a “Disaster Area.” Illinois is now the only one among its neighbors still under Emergency Orders. Via @Wirepoints #twill

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Catch. Release. Repeat. One thing Chicagoans can’t help notice when scrolling through news: the # of violent #crimes committed by defendants while out on parole, probation or awaiting trial. Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker @ChicagosMayor @CWBChicago

Chicago criminals out on probation/parole/pretrial release continue violence in 2024 – Wirepoints |...

Chicagoans have a right to be concerned considering just how many stories there are of released defendants committing mayhem. Many make the news every day, but it’s hard to know just how prevalent...

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7 months

Blame Texas? @chicagosmayor blasts @GovAbbott for migrant crisis, never mind #TX had 1 million-plus border crossings in 2023. Johnson continues #Chicago sanctuary status and refuses to blame @Potus ' open border policy. Via @Wirepoints #twill @govpritzker

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. @GovPritzker ’s jobs “claims” sound impressive until you look at the facts. Nearly 125K fewer Illinoisans are employed today than when Pritzker took office – a decline of 2%. The nation’s 2nd-worst growth. Via @Wirepoints #twill #Elections2024 #illinois

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Struggling Chicagoans are right to protest city’s spending of millions and billions on illegal #immigrants . #Chicago can't even take care of its own citizens. 4 reasons why the #sanctuary designation has to go. Via @Wirepoints #twill @ChicagosMayor

Four reasons why Chicago should end its sanctuary status – Wirepoints | Wirepoints

Many Chicagoans are outraged that city and state officials are prioritizing a growing number of illegal immigrants over residents and their communities. Not only do these Chicagoans feel their safety...

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Many #Chicago communities experience dozens of murders and have schools where percentage of children reading at grade level is in single digits. The 20 most toxic communities for families. Via @Wirepoints #twill @ChicagosMayor @ChiPubSchools @CTULocal1

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. @Wirepoints is starting a Chicago Crime Tracker. Here's why. Politicians/media downplay violence as “just a big city problem,” ignoring that #Chicago 's murder rate is 5X that of #NYC 's. Until leaders step up, expect Chicago to remain in chaos. #twill

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#Illinois has 70K fewer people employed today than it did when @GovPritzker took office in 2019. Compare that to #Texas and #Florida , which have employed 1.1 M and 850K more people since 2019. Via @Wirepoints #twill #muniland

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There's nearly zero cost in #Chicago for criminals. An arrest rate of just 5% on major crimes. A prosecutor, @SAKimFoxx , that's weak on prosecution. And a judge, #TimEvans , that's weak on sentencing. Via @Wirepoints #twill @ChicagosMayor @GovPritzker

Chicago’s pursuit of ‘criminal justice reform’ an utter failure: Windy City homicides top nation...

Chicago was the nation’s extreme outlier for homicides in 2022, with 697 deaths. What’s worse, Chicago has out-paced the entire nation in murders for 11 years in a row. That’s not surprising given...

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New @uscensusbureau outmigration data. Another 114K #Illinoisans gone. Check out where they're moving to. Yes, Florida takes #1 spot. But then it's Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa in next 3 spots. Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker @ChicagosMayor #Illinois

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#Illinois ’ new assault on free speech illustrates why @GovPritzker ’s views are so dangerous. U.S. District Judge: The law is “both stupid and very likely unconstitutional”…“is painfully and blatantly a violation of 1st Amendment.” Via @Wirepoints #twill

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4 years

Chicago Teachers Union big shot says unsafe to teach live — from her pool side in Puerto Rico – Wirepoints via @Wirepoints

Chicago Teachers Union big shot says unsafe to teach live — from her pool side in Puerto Rico –...

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3 years

The Madison County State’s Attorney says that he will not enforce the governor’s mask mandate. #twill #illinois #covid #covid19 #covid_19 #DeltaVariant

Madison County won’t enforce Illinois’ new mask mandate, state’s attorney says

“I’m not trying to be a pundit on the issue.”

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9 months

Illinois extremism in full display, this time by killing #SchoolChoice . IL kills its only program just as states around country pass universal choice programs. Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker @ChicagosMayor @CTULocal1

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#Illinois government’s $100K salary and #pension club: 140,000 members and rising . That’s a 50% jump over 2018. The biggest pension? $725K a year, which will add up to $30M in total lifetime benefits. Via @Wirepoints #twill @GovPritzker

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