People in powerful positions tell lies to preserve their power.
Every word Toni utters here is a lie.
The Typhoid Mary of Chicago politics is witnessing her power slipping away, which is why she has resorted to lying, deceiving, misleading, and fearmongering.
I’m running for County Board President to make our communities safer, stronger and more affordable. That means attracting new investment; creating more affordable housing and jobs; and growing the tax base to help take pressure off of homeowners and renters.
It’s time for a change. Please vote on March 17th to help get Cook County back on track!
Listen carefully to Boss Toni's words here. What the Typhoid Mary of Chicago politics is saying is she will never break her faith in Electronic Monitoring (EM) and she will never support amending the SAFE-T Act, despite both failing Cook County's law-abiding residents.
Okay, fine. Let's look at some data.
The man to whom Preckwinkle refers, Lawrence Reed, had been arrested a whopping 72 times (15 convictions, eight for felony offenses) prior to allegedly setting fire to a woman on the CTA.
Reed was also supposed to be on EM at the time of the CTA attack.
If 72 prior arrests and 15 prior convictions isn't sufficient "data" to demonstrate the failure of EM and the need to amend the SAFE-T Act, what does?
I’m grateful to my colleague Alderman Napolitano for his support of my campaign to bring real change to Cook County government.
Alderman Napolitano:
“We need leaders at all levels of government who support law enforcement and will work to make our streets safer & I know that Brendan Reilly will meet that commitment.”
Toni Preckwinkle’s failure in leadership & mismanagement of the county’s tax system has already cost local school districts over $120 million in unnecessary interest costs.
Now we learn Public Libraries across Cook County are being forced to cut programs, stop buying books & considering layoffs to stay afloat.
It’s a mess all around: some taxing bodies haven’t received the revenue they are owed by County, while others have been sent more tax dollars than they were supposed to receive. It’s a total disaster.
Preckwinkle continues to deflect blame: with no answers & no plans to fix the problems she created. We need change in Cook County government and we need it now.
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Thanks to @wttw & @BrandisFriedman for having me on.
Before we ask taxpayers for more, we should fix what’s broken.
EY found millions in savings, yet the Mayor's office & his allies here can't explain why they’re not in the budget, but new taxes are.
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@glenn_kinley This is why Illinois has a long history of always losing. They can't land the great players. There is a long proud tradition of losing at Illinois.