Matt Silver Top Producing Chicago REALTOR

While celebrating the midpoint of his term, @ChicagosMayor sat with Dr. Byron Brazier of Apostolic Church of God and predictably doubled down on his divisive race rhetoric while challenging the audience to name a condition in Chicago he had caused to become worse. Mr. Mayor, here are 10 ways you have worsened life for Chicago residents:     •    You ignored poor residents by giving special treatment to illegals, spending $600M on housing, and healthcare to sustain them and allowed CPS schools to spend $210-400M more.     •    You denied poor students a better chance at an education at the CTU’s bidding by deliberately working to destroy public charter and magnet school alternatives to failing neighborhood schools.     •    You denied Supt Snelling enough officers to respond all High Priority 911 calls (only half are responded to), to clear cases (major crime arrest rate is 6%) and protect witnesses and victims.     •    You left residents in a lurch by cancelling ShotSpotter. To date, more than 42 Chicagoans have been shot — a majority Black — for which there was no emergency CPD response.     •    You neglect riders who use the CTA, denying adequate police protection on an increasingly dangerous transit system. Mayor’s police detail has almost as many officers as the CTA.     •    You have taken no action to improve drinking water for poor families with simple water filters to remove poisonous lead and “Forever Chemicals” from unfiltered water.     •    You have hurt Chicago businesses, by imposing costly and needless business mandates.     •    You have disregarded the housing needs of city residents, so far preferring to award connected developers with $324 million in subsidies and producing a meager 505 housing units.     •    You have ignored the needs of Chicagoans who suffer from mental illness by reopening only 3 of the 12 mental health facilities closed by Rahm Emanuel.     •    You have provided no relief from the Speed & Red Light Camera & Parking Ticket system, that disproportionately punishes the Black community and has bankrupted thousands of families, while adding more speed cameras. Chicago's population is its smallest in 100 years, the biggest exodus the last 20 years being Blacks, overwhelmingly middle-income families with children. They left because of high taxes, lack of quality schools and crime, for which CTU leaders are in part responsible.

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Cody Balmer—an antisemite, arsonist, and attempted assassin—hurled a Molotov cocktail into the official residence of Governor Josh Shapiro, endangering the lives of the Governor and his family. The attempted assassination of a Jewish governor—on a Jewish holiday, no less—is a chilling reminder of the deep rot of antisemitism in America, a rot that has only festered since October 7th. To those who deny the nefarious nexus between antisemitism and anti-Zionism: Balmer scapegoated Israel as a pretext for his hatred of Jews. The demonization of Israel is the modern mask for an ancient hatred.

Let's stop using the ambiguous word, "tariff," and start calling them, "import taxes," every time we reference the actions undertaken. It will greatly clarify this inexplicable policy decision.

FACT CHECK Illinois, after squandering billions in COVID monies, faces a $3.2 billion deficit next year and a $22 billion shortfall next 5 years, despite raising taxes over $1 billion last year. Meanwhile 25 states, including each neighbor, have cut income taxes since 2021. Wirepoints reported Illinois job growth since 2019 has been due totally to expanded government hiring as Illinois has lost private sector jobs since 2019. Meanwhile the state has lost population 10 straight years until record illegal migration produced an increase last year. The exodus of residents and jobs has Illinois voting with their feet. Can self described “progressive” policies that contribute to high crime, high taxes-especially property taxes and lack of quality school choices have something to do with it?

I drew this last November 26th knowing full well no self-respecting family newspaper in the country would be likely to print it. I was right. But given the events of this weekend, I’m gonna to let ‘er rip anyway. #USA #Canada #tariffs @realDonaldTrump

@susanamendoza10 Preach Susana!!!

Important to note while the Chicago CFO "firmly disagrees" w/S&P's downgrade, HER opinion is not the one that matters here. S&P's opinion & downgrade matters AND now has costly consequences for taxpayers. Lower credit means increased costs. Opinions & vibes don't pay the bills.

Joe Biden ended his presidency with: 2.9% inflation. 4.1% unemployment. 43k Dow Jones. Manufacturing boom. Gaza ceasefire. Medicare D $2k prescription drug cap. Infrastructure boom. Fastest economic recovery. Covid handled. But go ahead, tell me he’s a bad president.

RT @RaymondALopez: The revenue ordinance, which traditionally addresses fines & fees, now has the inclusion of @ChicagosMayor’s property ta…

Thank goodness. It's a new day in Cook County & for Chicago w/our new States Attorney @EileenCookCnty. Finally, the restoration of common sense & accountability. Best wishes to S.A. Eileen O'Neil Burke & her team as they embark on their mission to support victims & fight crime.

@RaymondALopez Keep up the fight! Tell him to get his house in order first!

Our small yet might group of aldermen said no to the mayor’s $300 Million property tax increase - and we won! Our small yet might group of aldermen again said no to the mayor’s $150 Million property tax increase - and he backed down! What do you think he will do after floating a $60 Million property tax when our small yet might group of aldermen says no again!

Donald Trump has no greater friend than the far left, which has managed to alienate historic numbers of Latinos, Blacks, Asians, and Jews from the Democratic Party with absurdities like “Defund the Police” or “From the River to the Sea” or “Latinx.” There is more to lose than there is to gain politically from pandering to a far left that is more representative of Twitter, Twitch, and TikTok than it is of the real world. The working class is not buying the ivory-towered nonsense that the far left is selling.

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Excellent editorial. Excellent. And I'll remind everyone that taking out that payday loan is a TERRIBLE idea. chicagotribune.com/2024/10/09/edi…

"“Just because the City of Chicago can borrow more money doesn’t mean it should. The City Council is scheduled to vote next week on a $1.5B bond issue originally designed to refinance $980M worth of debt." It's a big deal. Read my full Op Ed here: susanamendoza.com/chicago-bond-i…

Remember that you’re not just voting for the President! Vote Blue!

BREAKING: In a stunning display of strength, trucks are rolling out their Kamala Harris and USA flags to redefine what it means to be an American patriot. Retweet so all Americans see this. twitter.com/Canaansdad1987…

BBC is four times more likely to associate ‘war crimes’ with Israel than with Hamas; 15 times more likely to associate ‘genocide’ with Israel than with Hamas; six times more likely to associate ‘breach of international law’ with Israel than with Hamas. We are witnessing a free world that loathes itself more than it loathes its enemies.

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