Wirepoints @Wirepoints

Independent research, commentary and news aggregation. We connect the dots between Illinois government, economy and people. #twill wirepoints.org Chicago, IL Joined November 2012

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Bill Conway 🇺🇸 @NewDayConway

5 days ago

This didn’t get enough coverage, but on Friday @moodysratings revised Chicago’s credit outlook downward. Our credit rating didn’t fall, but the financial picture is getting harder. Here’s what it means for taxpayers 👇 🧵

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4 days ago

54 shot over weekend in Chicago as governor rejects Trump's threat to send in National Guard abcnews.go.com/US/54-shot-wee…

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4 days ago

Important News for Wirepoints Readers on Ted Dabrowski’s Departure – Wirepoints wirepoints.org/__trashed-24/

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Steve Cortes @CortesSteve

a week ago

📽️New Documentary from Cortes Investigates LIBERATE FAMILIES: the School Choice Imperative Right now American schools are: NOT SAFE TEACHING CULTURAL GARBAGE NOT REACHING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Yet...Dems like Pritzker crush Parental Choice!!! We MUST do better...

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2 weeks ago

About $26 B of State of Illinois liabilities for public employee healthcare just vanished – a decrease of over 56% of that liability in one year. Any questions? Never mind, because you won’t find any explanation. Via @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/poof-another-2… #twill @GovPritzker

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2 weeks ago

Pew Research Center: Illinois' unauthorized immigrant population reached 550,000 in 2023: pewresearch.org/race-and-ethni…

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2 weeks ago

Illinois AG faces another lawsuit over use of outside lawyers reuters.com/legal/governme…

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2 weeks ago

Chicago mayor says applicants for flood relief need not reveal if they’re in the US illegally yahoo.com/news/articles/… via @@YahooNews

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2 weeks ago

Go down his list of policies… Gov. Pritzker is out of sync with what Illinoisans and Americans nationwide want. Mark Glennon joined Dan Proft on AM560. youtube.com/watch?v=L4tKxF… @Wirepoints #twill

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3 weeks ago

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3 weeks ago

Chicago crime is low? Tell that to the thousands of victims. And why does Chicago keep leading the nation in total murders each year, for 13 years in a row? Via @Wirepoints on @AM560TheAnswer's @MorningAnswer wirepoints.org/chicago-crime-… #twill @ChicagosMayor @GovPritzker #crime

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4 weeks ago

Lost in the gerrymandering mess is how Illinois' Congressional representation has collapsed – from 25 in 1950 to 16 projected in 2030. And how Texas (22 to 42) and Florida's (8 to 32) have spiked. Pritzker's hypocrisy is digging a bigger hole for IL. wirepoints.org/manipulated-ma……

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4 weeks ago

Chicago has led the country in murders 13 years in a row. 14th coming. Shouldn't be that way. Via @Wirepoints Murders YTD 2025 240 Chicago (2.7M pop.) 188 NYC (8.5M pop.) 158 LA (3.9M pop.) 138 Philly (1.6M pop.) wirepoints.org/2024-homicide-… #twill @GovPritzker #crime

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4 weeks ago

Gov. Pritzker is obsessing about Texas gerrymandering, avoiding attention to what Gov. Abbott has done far better than Pritzker – job creation. Texas has added nearly 1.5 M net new private sector jobs since 2019. Pritzker's job creation? Practically zero. Via @Wirepoints…

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a month ago

There's simply no job growth under Pritzker. Illinois has created just 15,500 net new jobs since 2019. Nation's 4th-worst job creation. Florida, meanwhile, is up a whopping 1,115,000 net new jobs. Via @Wirepoints on @MorningAnswer wirepoints.org/there-simply-a… #twill @GovPritzker

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a month ago

What happened to private sector job growth, Gov. Pritzker? Illinois has created virtually no new jobs since Pritzker took office in 2019, while states across the country are booming in job creation. Via @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/what-happened-… #twill @GovPritzker #muniland

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a month ago

Which is worse, financial malfeasance or a flagrant lie to justify it? Take your pick. Both are nothing short of astonishing when it comes to Pritzker’s hike of benefits for two of Chicago’s already broke #pensions. wirepoints.org/the-whopping-l… #twill @GovPritzker #muniland