John Klingner

4 days ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

June 3, 2025 June 3, 2025 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Ted joined Dan and Amy to push back hard against the whitewashing of Madigan’s legacy. They discussed the state’s new 2026 budget and why it’s a bad deal for Illinoisans and talked about how disastrous it would be if Illinois-style governance was exported nationwide. Read more from Wirepoints: Illinois’ 2026 budget: the failure of good intentions Tax cuts, Gov. Pritzker? They’ve destroyed jobs and opportunity for black Chicagoans...

4 days ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

By: Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner“Good intentions will always be pleaded for any assumption of power. The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions.” – Daniel WebsterAt some point, everyday Illinoisans will figure out that their government, in promising to do too much, is doing more harm than good. That their lawmakers, no matter how well-intentioned they say they are, are actually dragging Illinois down. That goes for Illinois’ seventh budget under Gov.

1 week ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

May 29, 2025 May 29, 2025 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Ted joined the Ray Stevens Show to talk about the latest crime statistics for Chicago and explained that while the numbers look good, the Johnson administration doesn’t deserve to take the credit for a national trend. Read more from Wirepoints: What’s behind Chicago’s welcome, but belated, drop in crime About that drop in homicides. Chicago’s rate hasn’t declined like NYC and LA’s 2024 homicide rankings: Chicago, St. Louis lead nation...

1 week ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

By: Ted Dabrowski and John KlingnerMore pension sweeteners for government workers. Worth billions. That’s what some Illinois lawmakers want to squeeze into the state budget negotiations this week just as their session comes to an end. State Rep. Jay Hoffman has just amended a bill that would increase retirement benefits for tens of thousands of Tier 2 government employees – those hired after 2010. The costs, of course, will fall on taxpayers.

1 week ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

May 27, 2025 May 27, 2025 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the eye-popping cost of so-called “affordable housing” developments in Chicago, the welcome but belated decline in violent crime in the city, and more. Read more from Wirepoints: What’s behind Chicago’s welcome, but belated, drop in crime About that drop in homicides. Chicago’s rate hasn’t declined like NYC and LA’s 2024 homicide rankings: Chicago, St. Louis lead nation yet again Adults murdering...