Thursday, April 30, 2020
I think some element of this story may be deceptive, there needs to be a complete investigation into the conduct of Commander Matthews
CFD commander ‘blindsided’ by son’s crowded party
Paramedic commander Christine Matthews said the unauthorized party was hosted by her 26-year-old son, who doesn’t live with her, but has a key to her townhome “for emergencies.”
By Fran Spielman Apr 30, 2020, 2:36pm CDT
The Chicago Fire Department commander who owns the Galewood townhome where her son hosted a crowded party on Saturday said she was ‘blindsided’ by what her son did. He doesn’t live there, but does have a key. Tink Purcell/Facebook
The Chicago Fire Department commander who owns the Galewood townhome where a weekend house party was held said Thursday she was “blindsided” by her son’s decision to host the crowded party and would never have allowed it during a pandemic.
Paramedic commander Christine Matthews said the unauthorized party was hosted by her 26-year-old
I think she is full of B.S.
By Fran Spielman Apr 29, 2020, 5:08pm CDT
Newly-appointed CPD Supt. David Brown has apologized to North and Northwest Side aldermen for “blindsiding” them about the plan that deprives their districts of officers for roughly two hours at a
As predicted here
BY LIZ PEEK,
Hillary Clinton continues to hover in the wings, ready to step forward should Joe Biden fail.
Don’t look now, but Joe is failing. Not only has his campaign been rocked by sexual assault allegations from one-time staffer Tara Reade, but the public is beginning to give up on the former vice president. A new Emerson College poll showed 57 percent of likely voters think President Trump will win reelection in November.
Remember, Establishment Democrats put forward Uncle Joe because he was the “safe” candidate, bound to defeat Trump. Oops.
That’s not the only problem that crops up in the Emerson Poll. It also shows Trump supporters 19 points more enthusiastic about their candidate than Biden supporters. That “enthusiasm gap” will drive turnout this fall. With Democrats dependent on young people and minorities, both typically less reliable voters, that lack of excitement for the candidate could be a big problem.
Also less than gung-ho about Biden is, predictably, Bernie Sanders’s army. Though the Vermont socialist has endorsed Biden, 51 percent of Bernie supporters are, according to Emerson, open to voting for a third-party candidate.
Another red flag is Biden’s tepid fund-raising; according to the New York Times, Trump has a monster cash advantage of $187 million. Further, in swing-state polling, the presumptive Democratic nominee is running behind where Hillary Clinton stood at this point in the race, and we know how that turned out.
As all of those issues cast doubt on Biden’s prospects, the presumptive nominee must now fend off Tara Reade’s allegations, which put #MeToo-supporting Democrats into an incredibly awkward spot.
None of this augurs well for the Biden campaign, which will likely confront further obstacles in the months ahead. Eventually, the coronavirus will no longer excuse the former VP’s invisibility; he will have to engage in the kind of give-and-take that often shows him getting befuddled, including real – not scripted – town halls and interviews.
At that point, the public will see what numerous Democrats have noted sotto voce – Obama’s former wing-man is struggling with some cognitive decline.
We really cannot elect a president who mixes up his sister with his wife or who collapses in mid-sentence, unsure of where he’s going next.
Democrats’ obstacle to pushing Biden aside is Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator was the runner-up in the primaries, and continues to hold onto his delegates. Democratic leaders do not want to see Sanders resurgent; they are convinced he is unelectable. But they also know that if they move to replace Biden at the top of the ticket, and don’t elevate Sanders, the Bernie Bros would revolt.
Indeed, it seems clear that party officials are so worried Sanders might stage another run that they cancelled the 224-delegate rich New York State primary. They claimed the vote would have been dangerous in that epicenter of COVID-19, but since they still plan to host a primary for state and local officials, that excuse seems weak.
As the primaries roll forward, and especially with officials’ thumbs on the scales, Biden will almost certainly win the candidacy. In the absence of a brokered convention, how could Democrats replace their standard-bearer?
One idea has been to convince Biden to step aside in favor of the very popular Michelle Obama, seen as a sure bet to beat Trump. So far, though, the former first lady has reportedly rebuffed all invitations to enter the fray.
That leaves Hillary Clinton. Biden could choose Clinton as his running mate, and then step down before the election and allow Hillary to run in his place.
Clinton is the only VP candidate who would be able to pull off such a last-minute switch. She has the team, the resources and the experience to be the nominee; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) do not.
Clinton is ready and eager. She is desperate to avenge her 2016 loss (which she still blames on Putin) and has pumped up her public profile to keep herself in consideration. In past months she has conducted endless interviews, promoted the uber-flattering four-part Hulu film about herself, made headlines by attacking Bernie Sanders and Mark Zuckerberg, and fired unending broadsides against President Trump.
Most recently, she joined Vice President Biden in a town hall devoted to women’s issues, during which she effusively endorsed her long-time colleague. She reminisced about their time together in the Obama administration, talked about their mutual love of Scranton, Pa., where her father grew up, and recalled meetings in the Situation Room.
In fact, Clinton talked so much about their shared history that it was easy to forget that she was endorsing Joe Biden. It almost sounded as though she were touting her own resume instead.
Maybe she was.
How would Hillary stack up as a nominee this time around? Hillary certainly looks stronger and more fired-up than Biden; she has the energy he lacks. She has a bigger following on social media (28 million Twitter followers, compared to 5 million, for instance) and she has a large devoted following who, like Hillary, still cannot believe she lost in 2016.
These bastards have done everything they can to shut down the economy, you should be pissed off
from Second City Coppers
The leftists in many state governments are actively attempting to wreck the economy in the hopes of removing the current Administration in DC. This is what Virginia had in place, but it's basically the same across the country:
- Moving downward: percentage of positive tests over 14 days
- Moving downward: hospitalizations over 14 days
- Enough hospital beds and intensive care capacity
- Increasing and sustainable supply of PPE
Most states have reached three of these four goals. So of course, that means they can reopen. Even Illinois downsized the McCormick Place Field Hospital from 3,000 beds to
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Largest pork producer in the U.S. is owned by the Chinese government
Smithfield Farms , Inc., was purchased by Chinese food producer Shuanghui International , according to an October 25, 2013. Now they are shutting down the processing plants.
Our leaders let this happen?
Republican lawmaker launches new legal challenge against Pritzker’s stay-at-home order
State Rep. John Cabello’s lawsuit is aimed at freeing more Illinoisans from the governor’s order.
By Jon Seidel and Tina Sfondeles Apr 29, 2020, 9:46am CDT
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State Rep. John Cabello filed a lawsuit Wednesday designed to end Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order for many Illinois residents. Cabello website
A Republican lawmaker from northern Illinois has launched a second legal challenge against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order, this time aiming to free more Illinoisans from its restrictions amid
By Jon Seidel and Tina Sfondeles Apr 29, 2020, 9:46am CDT
State Rep. John Cabello filed a lawsuit Wednesday designed to end Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order for many Illinois residents. Cabello websiteA Republican lawmaker from northern Illinois has launched a second legal challenge against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order, this time aiming to free more Illinoisans from its restrictions amid
'I hope you die:' NJ teacher loses it at teens in COVID closed park
Another mentally ill person on the streets.
Pigs
Why Illinois Is In Trouble – 109,881 Public Employees With $100,000+ Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $14B
Illinois could soon be the first state in history to have its bonds rated as “junk.” Last month, both Moody’s MCO and Standard & Poor’s downgraded Illinois debt to just one notch above junk status.
Last week, the Illinois State Senate President Don Harmon (D-Chicago) wrote a
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
I'm thinking that the learned judge was on to something, the governor didn't do him homework and was shooting from the hip
Pritzker blasts lawmaker for ‘cheap political stunt’ after judge rules on stay-at-home order ‘you could drive a Mack truck through. Also, being an officer of the court, shouldn't Pritzker refrain from criticizing a judge?
The rebuke came the day after Bailey won a temporary halt on the stay-at-home order from Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney, who accused the governor of laughing off downstate Illinois’ concerns and imposing an executive order “that ain’t tailored to nothing.”
By Tina Sfondeles and Jon Seidel Apr 28, 2020, 8:31pm CDT
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State Rep. Darren Bailey, left, at the state Capitol in Springfield earlier this year; Gov. J.B. Pritzker, right, at the Thompson Center on March 30. From Facebook; Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times file.
Stinging from the burn of a judge’s ruling that freed a downstate Republican legislator from abiding by an executive stay-at-home order, Gov. J.B. Pritzker had angry words Tuesday for the lawmaker and the court, accusing them of setting “a dangerous precedent” that could send a rash of lawsuits his way.
The governor opened his daily briefing with a verbal attack on state Rep. Darren Bailey, accusing the
The rebuke came the day after Bailey won a temporary halt on the stay-at-home order from Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney, who accused the governor of laughing off downstate Illinois’ concerns and imposing an executive order “that ain’t tailored to nothing.”
By Tina Sfondeles and Jon Seidel Apr 28, 2020, 8:31pm CDT
State Rep. Darren Bailey, left, at the state Capitol in Springfield earlier this year; Gov. J.B. Pritzker, right, at the Thompson Center on March 30. From Facebook; Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times file.Stinging from the burn of a judge’s ruling that freed a downstate Republican legislator from abiding by an executive stay-at-home order, Gov. J.B. Pritzker had angry words Tuesday for the lawmaker and the court, accusing them of setting “a dangerous precedent” that could send a rash of lawsuits his way.
The governor opened his daily briefing with a verbal attack on state Rep. Darren Bailey, accusing the
What is Mayor Lightfoot doing about this besides nothing? Why the double standard?
CHICAGO PARTYAnother PACKED House ...STRIPPER SWARMED, ZERO DISTANCING!!!
4/28/2020 8:11 AM PT
Marlena Ellis Facebook
Forget the thirst trap -- this packed house party in Chicago featuring a stripper is more like a potential coronavirus trap with all the guests blatantly ignoring quarantine guidelines.
It turns out there was even more reckless behavior going down in Chi-Town over the weekend -- this party seemed to have several dozen guests swarming around a stripper wearing a top, but nothing down below. The partygoers, packed in shoulder-to-shoulder, made it rain on her and even got a little handsy.
That might be great for her bottom line, but not so great for health. The video shows no one was thinking a thing about COVID-19, face coverings or maintaining six feet between each other.
This is clearly a trend -- as we reported, another Windy City house party had more than1,000 guests... even as the city struggles to flatten the curve, and combat the disproportionate COVID-19 mortality rate in the
Hillary has a history of liking predators
Tara Reade: Hillary Clinton ‘Enabling a Sexual Predator’ by Endorsing Biden
Author Tara Reade condemned former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s endorsement of Joe Biden for president, even as the former Vice President has remained silent about her accusation of sexual assault in 1993.
“I voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. I voted for her in the primary. I’m a lifelong Democrat. But yet, what I see now is someone enabling a sexual predator and it was my former boss, Joe Biden, who raped me,” Reade said in a statement to Fox News. “Hillary Clinton has a history of enabling powerful men to cover up their sexual predatory behaviors and their inappropriate sexual misconduct. We don’t need that for this country. We don’t need that for our new generation coming up that wants institutional rape culture to change.”
Another out of control governor
Kentucky attorney general calls governor's travel restrictions unconstitutional
BY JUSTINE COLEMAN - 04/28/20 04:32 PM EDT 219
Kentucky's Republican attorney general called Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) order banning out-of-state travel unconstitutional in a motion filed in federal court Monday.
Attorney General Daniel Cameron was originally included as a defendant in a woman’s lawsuit challenging the travel restrictions but filed a motion to side with the plaintiffs, according to court records obtained by the Lexington Herald-Leader. Beshear ordered the bans against traveling in and out of the state in late March to reduce the spread of coronavirus.
Allison Alessandro, who has since left the lawsuit, sued Beshear and Cameron. The lawsuit still has
BY JUSTINE COLEMAN - 04/28/20 04:32 PM EDT 219
Kentucky's Republican attorney general called Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) order banning out-of-state travel unconstitutional in a motion filed in federal court Monday.
Attorney General Daniel Cameron was originally included as a defendant in a woman’s lawsuit challenging the travel restrictions but filed a motion to side with the plaintiffs, according to court records obtained by the Lexington Herald-Leader. Beshear ordered the bans against traveling in and out of the state in late March to reduce the spread of coronavirus.
Allison Alessandro, who has since left the lawsuit, sued Beshear and Cameron. The lawsuit still has
Not good
In the pre-coronavirus days, the Los Angeles Lakers was one of the most valuable and profitable sports franchises on the planet. Forbes estimated last year that the team earned $147 million in 2018 and would fetch about $3.7 billion in a sale. A trust controlled by the children of the late Jerry Buss, a wealthy investor, owns a majority stake in the team. Other co-owners include Philip Anschutz, a billionaire with a broad portfolio of holdings in energy, real estate, media, entertainment and other industries; Edward Roski Jr., a successful commercial real estate developer; and Patrick Soon-Shiong, who owns the Los Angeles Times.
The Lakers, as ESPN reported on Monday, received $4.6 million in bailout funds from the federal government as part of the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program meant to backstop struggling small businesses sideswiped by Covid-19. The Lakers operation has fewer than 500 employees, which qualifies it as a small business under the government’s aid guidelines. But the
There would be no enforcement of this in Chicago, via mayoral order
Undercover Texas Cops Arrest 2 Women for Operating Home Beauty Businesses In Violation of Coronavirus Lockdown Order
Lockdown enforcement is becoming more authoritarian.
Undercover cops arrested two women in Laredo, Texas, for violating the city's COVID-19 shutdown order. The women, Ana Isabel Castro-Garcia and Brenda Stephanie Mata, had been operating prohibited cosmetology businesses from their home.
The Laredo lockdown mandates that "non-essential" businesses, including cosmetology services,
Manhattan hospital puts mentally unstable doctor on the front line
Top Manhattan ER doc commits suicide, shaken by coronavirus onslaught, hospital in pursuit of profits, ignores the signs and mandates more hours
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The head of the emergency department at a Manhattan hospital committed suicide after spending days on the front lines of the coronavirusbattle, her family said Monday.
“She tried to do her job, and it killed her,’’ Dr. Philip
Investing
War on Cash Kicking Into Overdrive
In the depths of the 2008–09 financial crisis, Obama’s first chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, remarked that one should never let a good crisis go to waste. You probably recall him saying that.
He was referring to the fact that crises may be temporary but hidden agendas are permanent.
The global elites and deep state actors always have a laundry list of programs and
Pritzker confused...looks to the DNC for more guidance
Leaders in two counties with highest COVID-19 death rates say Pritzker’s restrictions go too far: ‘They was dying anyway’
With many people, especially in downstate Illinois, calling for an end to the stay-at-home measures, Pritzker opened his daily briefing Monday with information
Shooter(s) still walking around
Five people were shot Monday in Chicago.
The day’s most recent shooting wounded two men, 22 and 20, in Austin on the West Side.
About 9:45 p.m. they were sitting inside a parked vehicle in the 4800 block of West Rice Street, when someone approached them and fired shots, Chicago police said. The driver, the 20-year-old, was struck in the shoulder and his passenger, the 22-year-old, was struck in the chest.
They took themselves to the West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Lawn for
Illinois seems to be lagging in the re-opening department
US reopening: Which states have relaxed restrictions? Find out what your state is doing
Joel Shannon
Lorenzo Reyes
Dozens of states have announced plans to relax social distancing restrictions aimed at not only curbing the spread of the coronavirus, but also bringing the faltering economy back to life.
Some states have simple plans. Others have more ambitious ones.
Georgia has become a high-profile outlier after it set in motion aggressive plans to ease stay-at-home restrictions over the objection of some local officials and even President Donald Trump. Gov. Brian Kemp announced that gyms, tattoo parlors, hair and nail salons, massage therapists were among the businesses could reopen Friday. Restrictions on in-person religious services, restaurants and theaters
Joel Shannon
Lorenzo Reyes
Dozens of states have announced plans to relax social distancing restrictions aimed at not only curbing the spread of the coronavirus, but also bringing the faltering economy back to life.
Some states have simple plans. Others have more ambitious ones.
Georgia has become a high-profile outlier after it set in motion aggressive plans to ease stay-at-home restrictions over the objection of some local officials and even President Donald Trump. Gov. Brian Kemp announced that gyms, tattoo parlors, hair and nail salons, massage therapists were among the businesses could reopen Friday. Restrictions on in-person religious services, restaurants and theaters
Monday, April 27, 2020
About time
Blackhawks fire president John McDonough, signaling monumental change in franchise’s direction
“It will take a new mindset to successfully transition the organization to win both on and off the ice,” chairman Rocky Wirtz said.
By Ben Pope@BenPopeCST Apr 27, 2020, 4:40pm CDT
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John McDonough was fired Monday from his roles as Blackhawks president and CEO. Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesAfter 13 years at the helm of the Blackhawks’ rise, Stanley Cup dynasty and recent downturn, John
Out of Line
Judge rules Pritzker out of line with stay-at-home – but governor calls suit ‘dangerous,’ ‘insult to all Illinoisans’
The legislator who filed suit is a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump. He’s also a member of a small group of Downstate GOP legislators who once sponsored legislation to kick Chicago out of Illinois.
By Tina Sfondeles Apr 27, 2020, 5:34pm CDT
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Facebook; Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times file
A judge on Monday ruled in favor of a Downstate legislator who argued in a lawsuit that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker lacks the legal authority to force the Republican to stay home for more than 30 days during the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s a decision the governor said will endanger Illinoisans — and open the door for others to file suit.
The legislator who filed suit is a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump. He’s also a member of a small group of Downstate GOP legislators who once sponsored legislation to kick Chicago out of Illinois.
By Tina Sfondeles Apr 27, 2020, 5:34pm CDT
Facebook; Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times fileA judge on Monday ruled in favor of a Downstate legislator who argued in a lawsuit that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker lacks the legal authority to force the Republican to stay home for more than 30 days during the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s a decision the governor said will endanger Illinoisans — and open the door for others to file suit.
People that make decisions based upon race.....are racist....it needs to stop
Minority-, women-owned firms may have lost out on Chicago’s coronavirus contracts
First-time city vendors weren’t required to comply with City Hall’s program to hire minority- and woman-owned businesses until this past week, when FEMA allowed that.
By Frank Main and Lauren FitzPatrick Apr 24, 2020, 3:48pm CDT
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (left) and Mayor Lori Lightfoot touring the COVID-19 field hospital at McCormick Place on April 17. Tyler LaRiviere / Sun-Times
Minority- and woman-owned and operated companies may have lost out on city business as Chicago waited weeks to learn whether enforcing its affirmative-action contracts program would jeopardize
First-time city vendors weren’t required to comply with City Hall’s program to hire minority- and woman-owned businesses until this past week, when FEMA allowed that.
By Frank Main and Lauren FitzPatrick Apr 24, 2020, 3:48pm CDT
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (left) and Mayor Lori Lightfoot touring the COVID-19 field hospital at McCormick Place on April 17. Tyler LaRiviere / Sun-TimesMinority- and woman-owned and operated companies may have lost out on city business as Chicago waited weeks to learn whether enforcing its affirmative-action contracts program would jeopardize
3 dead, 16 wounded in a Chiraq weekend
Three people were killed and 16 others wounded by gun violence throughout Chicago this weekend.
The most recent fatal shooting happened Sunday evening in Galewood on the Northwest Side.
A man and woman were in a vehicle about 7:45 p.m. in the 6200 block of West
She is remorseful for taking personal priviledge
Texas mayor apologizes for going to nail salon in violation of stay-at-home order
BEAUMONT, Texas - The mayor of Beaumont, Texas, has apologized after going to a nail salon in violation of the stay-at-home order.
Becky Ames said in a statement: "I should have never entered the salon last Tuesday. I did not intend
BEAUMONT, Texas - The mayor of Beaumont, Texas, has apologized after going to a nail salon in violation of the stay-at-home order.
Becky Ames said in a statement: "I should have never entered the salon last Tuesday. I did not intend
Truth re Coronavirus
OUR LEADERS NEED TO READ THIS
Revised April 23 with updates to section regarding COVID-19 deaths and the addendum.
The Truth (and Lies) about Coronavirus
This is being written on April 19, 2020. Although there is a central author, it is being written on behalf of multiple physicians in West Alabama and will be distributed through multiple medical offices. Between us we have well over a hundred years of practice and have treated hundreds of thousands of patients suffering infectious diseases. Including mission trips we have treated patients on five continents. We planned this date for several reasons. First, most of our patients now realize there is something “funny” about the coverage and handling of this disease. Secondly, if it wasn’t being handled differently by April 19, we knew it would take action from us and our patients to change that handling. Finally, we were told in March by our state officials that experts predicted New
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Mayor Lightfoot says that blacks are suffering more from coronavirus due to racial inequities
Coronavirus party in Chicago last night
Perhaps, it's because of the lack of social distancing and that Lightfoot has failed to warn this community about the dangers of the virus.
Saturday, April 25, 2020
It must be hell for those Hollywood types....to be washed up
Washed Up Actor/Director Rob Reiner: ‘I Call on Bush, Obama…to Stop This Insanity and Save Human Life’
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| it's ironic that this pro abortion advocate is suddenly begging to save human lives, these people will say or do anything just to be noticed |
Hollywood director Rob Reiner is once again sounding the alarm about what he calls President Donald Trump’s “mental illness” and is begging former presidents, including Barack Obama, to intervene to save lives.
“There is no question. Trump’s mental illness is killing people,” the Oscar-nominated filmmaker of A Few Good Men tweeted on Saturday, in an apparent reference to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. “We are in a crisis of epic proportions. I call on Bush, Obama and every prominent American, Republican and Democrat, to step forward to stop this insanity and save human life.”
About all those federal stimulus checks...they do have to be be repaid....you do know that don't you
The laws of economics require that all that money to be repaid, be assured it will be repaid, starting soon, in the form of inflation, say 25% a year for 20 years.
Sort of like a mortgage.
Did you think you were getting something for nothing?
We are sorry if you had the wrong impression.
Making a Bad Situation Worse
One entire decade of employment gains washed out in one single month…
The United States economy took on 22.13 million jobs during the past 10 years. Yet it has given back 22.03 million within the past four weeks.
Rather, 22.03 million jobs were deliberately strangled out of the economy. The
No more City Council oversight of the mayor's action
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| Mayor for life, just like that guy in China |
THIS IS TRULY NUTTY. WHY WOULD THE ALDERMEN VOTE TO DO THIS? WHY DON'T THEY JUST RESIGN FROM OFFICE?
Aldermen approved Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s coronavirus spending ordinance Friday
Cook County is laying the foundation for an eventual bankruptcy filing
BUMPED UP Cook County braces for $200 million revenue gap from COVID-19 — and prepares for ‘how bad this could get’ Don't believe this BS story....she spent the money on motel rooms and patronage, see below
For the county’s general fund, which covers the Sheriff’s Office, the Cook County State’s Attorney and others, the revenue shortfall is around $200 million. That hole is largely due to decreased revenue from the county’s sales tax and other home rule taxes.
By Rachel Hinton Apr 24, 2020, 1:48pm CDT
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle speaks during a news conference earlier this month. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file
The coronavirus pandemic has blown a hole in the Cook County budget, with preliminary outlooks projecting a shortfall of $200 million.
That hole is largely due to decreased revenue from the county’s sales tax and other home rule taxes, such as the hotel accommodations tax.
But no one knows the depth of that hole and how long it will take to fill it.
For the county’s general fund, which covers the Sheriff’s Office, the Cook County State’s Attorney and others, the revenue shortfall is around $200 million. That hole is largely due to decreased revenue from the county’s sales tax and other home rule taxes.
By Rachel Hinton Apr 24, 2020, 1:48pm CDT
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle speaks during a news conference earlier this month. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file
The coronavirus pandemic has blown a hole in the Cook County budget, with preliminary outlooks projecting a shortfall of $200 million.
That hole is largely due to decreased revenue from the county’s sales tax and other home rule taxes, such as the hotel accommodations tax.
But no one knows the depth of that hole and how long it will take to fill it.
Friday, April 24, 2020
A mistake?
LOCKDOWN WAS A MISTAKE: ER Doctor Just NUKED Fauci's Pandemic Fraud Straight to Hell!
I've tried very hard on this blog to point out that Dr. Fauci's lockdown policy has been a huge mistake. At every metric, it wasn't warranted for the amount of economic misery that has caused 29 million Americans to lose their jobs. Suicide rates are up, domestic violence have increased, criminals are being let go in the streets, this has become a mess! The Next News Networkhas done some of the best reporting on this issue.
The sad thing about all this is that Anthony Fauci won't pay a price for all this calamity. He should! Trump got caught in the Covid-19 vortex and believed his so-called exports. At least he knows how to rebuild our economy again.
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