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Gov. Pritzker’s dishonest spin on Chicago crime, Illinois jobs

By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner | Nov 30, 2023

There’s no denying Gov. J.B. Pritzker should be one of the state’s biggest cheerleaders, consistently accentuating Illinois’ positives. It’s what any good governor should do.

2023 Chicago crime to hit post-covid record, up nearly 60 percent over 2019

By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner | Nov 13, 2023

There’s not enough data yet to make any claims about the impact of Illinois’ elimination of cash bail, part of the SAFE-T Act implemented just two months ago. But we do know two facts that spell trouble for the city in 2024:

Chicago: Where violence and dismal education intersect

By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner | Oct 19, 2023

There’s a good reason why Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis-Gates sends her son to a private school instead of the public one in her community.

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204 Chicago homicides in Mayor Johnson’s first 100 days – including four teenagers killed last weekend

By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner | Aug 21, 2023

It would be naïve to think that a progressive Chicago mayor could actually reduce the city’s crime numbers during his first 100 days in office, but Brandon Johnson did have a real opportunity to flip the trajectory.