Here is your major HAH-HAH of the day. The city of Chicago reports that attendance in the theatre district is down almost 60% and, of course, they blame everything from shrinking budgets to a decline in private funding which is all a very convenient rubber stamped excuse BUT THE REAL REASON IS PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO GO INTO CHICAGO!
I've been railing against the city for four years and been subject to scoffing at the hands of some of the people who read this blog but now, the chickens have come home to roost. Take your pick: CAR JACKING, ARMED ROBBERIES, SNATCH AND GRABS (goodbye necklace or phone) GANG ACTIVITY AT INTERSECTIONS AND IN STORES AND MY FAVORITE.......RANDOM SHOOTINGS WHERE A STRAY BULLET FINDS AN INNOCENT BODY.
Excuse my following use of bold print but I'm trying to make a point.
For the love of God, people are even getting shot sitting in the bleachers at a ball game and the city wants you to believe everything is hunky-dory. And you know the stats are coming and here they are for the year to date: 2412 people have been shot....443 of those died. That's 200 people shot EVERY MONTH with 37 dying EVERY MONTH
And to celebrate my birthday month, after only 4 days, 39 people have been shot with 4 homicides. IN 4 FREAKING DAYS!!!!
And here's the stat I want you to pay very close attention to when thinking about visiting the city or allowing your child to head into the jungle.........
SOMEONE IS SHOT EVERY 2 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES (9 people a day) AND
SOMEONE DIES FROM VIOLENCE EVERY 13 HOURS AND 26 MINUTES (2 a day)
Have family or friends living in the city? Let them come to you, even if you have to pay the train or bus fare. It's cheaper than a funeral.
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Another Trump lover got an extended vacation from the federal government on Wednesday when he was sentenced to 4 1/2 years for his part in the January 6th attack. Illinois resident and full time scumbag Shane Woods is also awaiting trial for 1st degree murder after driving north in the southbound lanes and causing a fiery multi-car crash, killing one and severely injuring two others. Woods had initially been stopped for going 101 mph but then took off from the stop when the officer returned to his squad. His trial is set for January. One final note on this jag: He's made $150,000 annually since 2017 and brags about not paying taxes. I bet his parents are real proud.
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Remember tough guy CHRISTOPHER WORRELL, who stated he'd be proud to go to prison for his part on January 6th and then disappeared before his sentencing date, sneaking away at night like an alley rat? Well, it seems that old Chris is not the sharpest knife in the drawer as he tried to sneak back home and was snatched up by law enforcement. Did he think they'd stop looking? Chris was given 14 years. Enjoy.
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Hey! Want a state job? Apply for the head of the DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES which is now open due to the recent resignation of the current chief. However, a word of caution if you're looking for long term employment because the agency is looking for their 13th boss in 14 years.
It is a terrible job that suffers from a bad budget and understaffing that borders on criminal even if they had twice as many investigators. FORGEDDABOUTIT!
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I dare you to come up with a viable solution to the migrants arriving daily in Chicago.
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And from the 'another penis' department......Ohio GOP senator JD VANCE once again blocked the confirmation of two U.S. attorneys for Ohio and Illinois because he doesn't think the Justice Department should have indicted former president trump. Now one has nothing to do with the other but Vance is acting like a petulant child and depriving residents of two states of the attorneys who preside over federal injustice in their jurisdictions. But some archaic law allows Vance to block their confirmations even if it has nothing to do with anything.
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Here we go again. The Chicago Teachers Union contract expires next summer and union president STACY DAVIS GATES is already talking monumental additions to the contract including a nurse in every school, smaller class sizes, more bilingual staff, improve special education, social workers on site, more rebuilding of crumbling schools and an overall 10 year plan for improvement of all schools. Now the interesting part of the negotiations is she will be dealing with Mayor-elect BRANDON JOHNSON, who owes his election day win to the Chicago teachers. Conflict of interest? We'll see.
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As I was typing this, the news came across that Chicago Bears great DICK BUTKUS had passed away at the age of 80. For people my age, he was a pleasure to watch every Sunday. "Take no prisoners" was his mantra and we loved him for that. RIP, big guy.
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The Hollywood writers strike finally ended and the late night talk shows have resumed and that's a very good thing!
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That's it for now. Be safe and stay out of Chicago.
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