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Too many state lawmakers prioritize illegal immigrants over citizens – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller of WJPF Carbondale | Wirepoints

1 week ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

June 19, 2025 June 19, 2025 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Ted joined Tom Miller to talk about the circus that was Gov. Pritzker’s congressional testimony, how much Illinoisans are paying for illegal immigrants, why our political leaders prioritize illegals over citizens, Illinois’ continued loss of population and competitiveness, and more. Read more from Wirepoints: How to destroy a state: swap out the wealthy for illegal immigrants Illinois leaders continue to push resistance,...
How to destroy a state: swap out the wealthy for illegal immigrants – Wirepoints | Wirepoints

1 week ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

By: Ted Dabrowski and John KlingnerWhether they’re doing it on purpose or out of just plain ineptitude, Illinois’ political leaders have been slowly destroying this state. More recently, they’ve moved into overdrive. What we’re talking about is all the wealth the state is giving up by pushing out wealthier taxpayers and inviting less wealthy people in. Not to mention the flood of illegal immigrants that have been “welcomed” to Illinois, many fully dependent on the state.
Yaskawa’s decision to leave Waukegan for Wisconsin is yet another indictment of Pritzker’s policies – Wirepoints on AM 560 Chicago’s Morning Answer | Wirepoints

1 week ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

June 17, 2025 June 17, 2025 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Ted joined Dan and Amy to highlight the longstanding dysfunction in Chicago Public Schools and Illinois state finances – namely, that many schools are nearly empty but remain open at massive cost to taxpayers. They also touched on Illinois’ broader economic challenges, including business flight and stagnant job creation, such as Japanese robotics firm Yaskawa’s decision to leave Waukegan for Wisconsin. Read more from Wirepoints:...
Mike Madigan is gone. But Illinois’ legal corruption remains. – Wirepoints | Wirepoints

1 week ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

By: Ted DabrowskiA jury of “everyday Illinoisans” found former Speaker of the House Mike Madigan guilty on 10 counts of corruption, including conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud, on February 12, 2025. Now he’s been sentenced. 7.5 years behind bars. A $2.5 million fine. Does his sentence matter? Well, for sure he should be punished. But if you ask if his imprisonment matters to Illinois going forward, the answer is no. It’s hard to find a way his punishment ends corruption in this state.
Six questions Gov. Pritzker should have been asked during his testimony on Illinois’ sanctuary status – Wirepoints | Wirepoints

1 week ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

By: Ted Dabrowski and John KlingnerThe economic consequences of Illinois’ spending on illegal immigrants are real. Everyone gets hurt by the higher taxes that spending billions more imposes. But there’s much more to the migrant problem than that. Our schools are being overwhelmed. Unemployment will likely jump. And so will poverty. Our streets have become less safe. And our economy will suffer. If Wirepoints had been at Gov.
Illinois leaders continue to push resistance, non-compliance, unrest – Wirepoints | Wirepoints

2 weeks ago | wirepoints.org | Ted Dabrowski

By Ted Dabrowski and John KlingnerThere’s no predicting how and to what extent protests will escalate across the country, and whether the deployment of the National Guard and Marines in LA will have served as a deterrent of riots in other big cities like Chicago. It’s in the nation’s best interest for any burning, looting and murder, like what overtook the country in 2020, be nipped in the bud. But if we learned anything from yesterday’s Congressional testimony by Gov.
Illinois millionaires are taking their money, philanthropy and talent elsewhere – Wirepoints on WLS’ Ramblin’ Ray Show | Wirepoints

2 weeks ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

June 12, 2025 June 12, 2025 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Ted joined Ray Stevens to talk about the dismal growth of wealthy taxpayers in Illinois and why it’s important to keep successful people in the state to create greater economic opportunity. As Illinois politicians target wealthy residents to fund Chicago and the state, many millionaires are taking their money to greener pastures across state lines. Read more from Wirepoints: Illinois has a millionaire problem Chicago’s Mayor Johnson...
Too many of our leaders are no longer focused on protecting our people first – Wirepoints on AM 560 Chicago’s Morning Answer | Wirepoints

2 weeks ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

June 10, 2025 June 10, 2025 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email As violent unrest in Los Angeles dominates headlines and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker prepares to testify before Congress on immigration policy, Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the state of public safety, fiscal policy, and Illinois’s growing economic flight. Read more from Wirepoints: Illinois has a millionaire problem – Wirepoints Sen. Tammy Duckworth endorses political violence, calling L.A. riots mere ‘civilian dissent’;...
Illinois has a millionaire problem – Wirepoints | Wirepoints

2 weeks ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

By: Ted Dabrowski and John KlingnerIllinois has a millionaire problem. A Wirepoints review of IRS tax filing data shows Illinois has suffered the nation’s 5th-worst growth of millionaire taxpayers over the 2010-2022 period. Yes, Illinois doubled the number of tax filers reporting more than a million dollars in annual income since 2010 – the number of filers was up by 114% in 2022 – but much of that was due to the 40% inflation over the period.
New Hampshire joins the Universal School Choice wave. Illinois increasingly a black sheep. – Wirepoints | Wirepoints

2 weeks ago | wirepoints.org | John Klingner

By: Ted Dabrowski and John KlingnerAdd one more state to the wave of Universal School Choice overtaking the country. This time the expansion is in New Hampshire. The Granite State just passed a bill that makes its existing school choice program universal, meaning any and all kids in the state can access the state’s Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) to attend the school of their choice.