Wirepoints

There’s no denying Gov. J.B. Pritzker should be one of the state’s biggest cheerleaders, consistently accentuating Illinois’ positives. It’s what any good governor should do. But the governor too often corrupts his message with dishonest spin and, in the process, buries the real day-to-day struggles ordinary Illinoisans face. The governor was at it again when he spoke to Crain’s recently and said that “violent crime in the City of Chicago…has been coming down for three years, in particular, over the last year.” He even encouraged residents to “track it for themselves” by “looking at the statistics that the CPD publishes.” Wirepoints did. And the data shows the exact opposite of his claim. Yes, homicides and shootings are down. But those aren’t the only violent crimes Chicagoans suffer. There are four violent crimes found in the CPD Compstat report: murder, criminal sexual assault, robbery and aggravated battery. Add those crimes up as of YTD, November 26, and you’ll find that, collectively, violent crimes are growing. They’re actually up by nearly 20 percent compared to 2019 and 14 percent over last year. For all the facts, read: wirepoints.org/criminal-justice/ @jbpritzker #crime #pritzker #backtheblue #chicagopolice #chicagocrimewatch #chicagosafety

Even left-leaning Politico had to acknowledge it, their headline being, “How a tiny town sent a big message to China — and Biden.” Ordinary citizens in Michigan pulled off the extraordinary on Tuesday, recalling the entire slate of Green Charter Township supervisors who supported Gotion’s construction of a lithium battery factory for electric vehicles in their township. Gotion is a Chinese company with multiple links to the Chinese Communist Party. Wasting not a minute, replacement candidates opposing the project immediately took over township offices and changed the locks to keep the defeated out. That was in Michigan, but Gotion has a nearly identical project planned for Manteno, Illinois, where citizens are equally incensed. Both projects are to be subsidized with billions of dollars of state and federal taxpayer money. We interviewed former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Cella of the Michigan-China Economic and Security Review Group, a leading critic of both the Michigan and Illinois Gotion projects.

Chicago residents of Austin are outraged as Mayor Johnson continues to prioritize migrants over local residents. Without any consultation, residents have been told their Amundsen community park is going to be turned into a migrant center. Austin residents are right to be angry. Austin led the city in homicides last year – with a total of 48 – partially due to the city’s soft-on-crime approach. And CPS is failing to deliver an education to Austin’s children. Only 7 in 100 students last year could read at grade level in Austin-area schools. In math, just 3 in 100 were at grade level. Meanwhile, taxes and fees across the city have been going up over the years. Chicago residents are pushing back against the city’s sanctuary status. It’s become obvious that elected officials have no real plan for solving the migration crisis. Meanwhile they continue to ignore the city’s deep-rooted problems. To learn more, read Wirepoints’ in-depth analysis: *Illegal Immigration Becomes Yet Another Calamity For Chicago, With Worse To Come *New Report Exposes Growing, Billion Dollar Budget Fiasco In Illinois’ Free Medicaid Program For Undocumented Immigrants *Four reasons why Chicago should end its sanctuary status *As request for federal bailout pends, does anybody have a clue how much migrants arriving in Chicago are costing taxpayers? @jbpritzker #sancturarycity #migration #migrationcrisis #chicagonews #refugees #illegalimmigration #closetgeborder #openborders #illegalimmigrants #austinchicago #amundsenpark #chicagoaustincommunity #chicagoaustinyouth #chicagoaustin

Wirepoints joins the Blessed News Network to discuss the growing crime crisis in Chicago and what must be done to confront it.

Wirepoints joins the Blessed News Network to discuss the utter failure of both "equity" and education in Illinois.

Wirepoints joins the Blessed News Network to discuss how Chinese battery maker Gotion Inc. is set to receive $8 billion in tax incentives to build a battery plant in Manteno, Illinois and why Manteno residents are rallying against the plant.

Wirepoints joins the Blessed News Network to talk about the national outlier state that is Illinois.

The decision to commit a crime in Chicago has never been easier. The math is pretty straightforward. A demoralized, restricted police force. Plus a 1 in 20 arrest rate. Plus a high rate of unreported crime. Plus a dismal 911 response rate. Plus a city leadership that’s soft on crime. All that equals a near-zero chance of criminals ever getting punished. Read more: https://wirepoints.org/chicago-criminals-have-green-light-to-rob-loot-burgle-as-odds-of-punishment-collapse-to-near-zero-wirepoints/

A new Gallup poll ranks Dallas as the safest city among 16 of the nation’s largest cities, while Chicago ranked as one of the most dangerous. A quick look at how the mayors of each city approach crime offers a good reason why. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson tackles crime head on, backs the blue, calls criminals criminals and refuses to make excuses for them. In contrast, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson refuses to tamp down on crime, continues to excuse it and shuts down any criticism of the increasing violence in Chicago. Yes, Johnson only took office 100 days ago, but his approach to crime is even more progressive than that of the previous mayor, Lori Lightfoot. Johnson has, in the past, even openly called for defunding the police. Link to interview: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6335268989112 #chicago #dallas #brandonjohnson #ericjohnson #chicagomayor #dallasmayor #chicagocrime #crime #dallascrime

Wirepoints traveled to Peoria Wednesday to discuss with two local groups the failure of the Peoria public school systems to educate students in the tri-county area. One of Wirepoints’ main goals is to get those who run the schools, the districts and the state board of education, to acknowledge the poor results. The problems in Illinois education will never be improved until the poor outcomes are openly acknowledged by those who run the system. In Peoria School District 150, just 5 of every 100 black students can read at grade level. In math, it’s just 2 in 100. In one high school, proficiency rates on the SAT in math are at zero percent – for all races. @WMBDNews #peoria #peoriaillinois #schoolchoice

Wirepoints was interviewed by Peoria’s 25News Now to discuss the failure of the Peoria public school system to educate students in the tri-county area. In Peoria School District 150, just 1% of students at Manual High School, only 3% at Peoria High and 31% of students at Richwoods High, can read at grade level, according to state numbers for the past academic year. #peoria #peoriaillinois #schoolchoice @25newsnowweek

Wirepoints traveled to Peoria, Illinois Wednesday to discuss with two local groups the failure of public schools to educate students in the tri-county area. In Peoria, just 13% of students are able to read at grade level, yet 80% graduate. One of Wirepoints’ main goals is to get those who run the schools, the districts and the state board of education, to acknowledge the poor results. The problems in Illinois education will never be improved until the poor outcomes are openly acknowledged by those who run the system. @WMBDNews #peoria #schoolchoice #tazewell #woodford @peoriapublicschoolsyouthsp5658

The latest mayhem in Chicago saw hundreds of youth loot a 7-Eleven in the city’s South Loop. Fighting raged in the streets. Forty people were arrested and 37 of them were juveniles. Mayor Johnson handled this latest event just as he’s done in the past – by justifying youth violence. He in particular challenged a reporter who called the mayhem a “mob action.” Johnson’s excuses and the media’s use of terms like “teen takeover” and “youth gatherings” for what are violent events only serves to trivialize the real danger they pose to law-abiding citizens. @jbpritzker #teentakeover #teen #chicago #chicagocrime #mayhem #brandonjohnson #mayorjohnson #kimfoxx

Full report: “Not a single student can do math at grade level in 53 Illinois schools. For reading, it’s 30 schools” #schoolchoice #illinois #chicago #brandonjohnson @FoxNews @foxnation @Moms4Liberty @ChiPubSchools @CTULOCAL1 @IngrahamAngle @jbpritzker

Chicago is making national news for all the wrong reasons. Chicago's homicide rate is 5 times higher than NYC and 2.5 times higher than L.A. Chicago’s homicide rate broke ranks with those cities in the 1990s and hasn't dropped. Young children continue to be caught in the crossfire of Chicago's violent crime with 120 killed in 2022. The problem is extreme and the rest of the country has taken notice. In a recent segment on Chicago crime, The Ben Shapiro Show cited some shocking data from Wirepoints. Read our latest report, “Red states, blue cities: Who’s to blame for America’s homicide crisis” for more information. @BenShapiro @realdailywire #chicago #chicagocrime #brandonjohnson @jbpritzker #chicagomayor #homicides

The Chicago Teachers Union is no longer a teachers union. It’s now a political organization dedicated to a social justice agenda. It’s why the CTU and its parent unions contributed nearly half of Brandon Johnson’s mayoral campaign funds. Affordable housing. Defund the police. COVID lockdowns. Those are the kind of issues the CTU has focused on over the past few years. Not student outcomes. Under the CTU, only 11 of every 100 black students in Chicago could read at grade level in 2022. In math, just 6 of every 100 black students were at grade level. Check out our report; “How many grades behind are Chicago Public Schools’ students?” @jbpritzker @ChiPubSchools @CTULOCAL1 @FoxNews #schoolchoice #brandonjohnson #ctu #chicago #union

“This is no longer a teachers union, this is a political group dedicated to pushing social justice, not education.” Ted was on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier to talk about how the Chicago Teachers Union has morphed into an organization more interested in pursuing “social justice” instead of helping students learn. Under their control, only 11 out of every 100 black students in Chicago can read at grade level, according to the Illinois State Board of Education’s most-recent data. @FoxNews @CTULOCAL1 @ChiPubSchools #schoolchoice #chicago #brandonjohnson @jbpritzker

Some politicians and media outlets are spinning the narrative that homicide rates are higher in red states because of conservative policies. The fact is that most laws related to criminal justice, policing and prosecution happens at the county and municipal levels. And 24 of the 30 most-murderous cities have had Democratic mayors for a majority of the last 50-plus years. Check out our report; “Red states, blue cities: Who’s to blame for America’s homicide crisis” @jbpritzker #kimfoxx #homiciderate #crime #republican #democrats #republicans #brandonjohnson @StevenCrowder

Wirepoints’ new special report:“Chicago Public Schools fails its Hispanic students: Only 17 of every 100 read at grade level.” FOX 32 Chicago joined Wirepoints at our press conference in front of Pilsen’s Benito Juarez High School, where only 70 out of 1,700 students can read at grade level. @FOX32Chicago @jbpritzker #schoolchoice #chicago #illinois #hispanic

Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson’s primary focus on crime is on “root causes,” with little-to-no emphasis on containing today’s out-of-control violence. It’s a strategy doomed to fail. Tackling root causes is important, but they take a long time to address – if they can even be agreed to. What Chicago requires immediately is deterrence. Stop the bleed. Fast. In Chicago’s case, that means a dramatic increase in policing, arrests, prosecutions and sentencing. Criminals in Chicago are justified in thinking crime pays considering the low chance they have in being caught. Chicago’s arrest rate for the city’s seven major crimes fell to just 5% in 2022. And in Chicago YTD crime in 2023 is up 39% vs. same period in 2022. @FOX32Chicago @jbpritzker #chicagocrime #crime #chicago #kimfoxx #illinois #chicagomayor

It’s driven by politics, money and greed. Gloria Austin, an education activist from East Garfield Park, criticizes how CPS and the CTU continue to get whatever they want, never mind the outcomes. Gloria is against the 5% property tax hike proposal for a district and a union that continue to avoid accountability – 80 percent of the 330,000 students at CPS can’t read at grade level. @ChiPubSchools @CTULOCAL1 @jbpritzker #chicago #taxhike #schoolchoice #edreform #education

FOX32 Chicago highlighted Wirepoints’ Wednesday press conference in front of the Chicago Public Schools headquarters, where a coalition of concerned Chicagoans spoke out against the district’s 5% tax hike. Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski explained: “the problem is parents aren’t putting up with this. People are fleeing CPS. It’s too expensive, the teaching is not working, and in less than 20 years, it’s gone down 116,000 students.” @FOX32Chicago #schoolchoice @ChiPubSchools @CTULOCAL1

While Chicago’s Mayor Johnson continues to blame disinvestment every weekend, lives are being lost. Investment won’t come until streets are safe. Tamping down on crime is the first step. We wrote about this here: “What Chicago requires immediately is deterrence. Stop the bleed. Fast” @jbpritzker #brandonjohnson #chicagomayor #chicagocrime

Fox News highlighted Wirepoints data from our new piece, '38% jump in Chicago crime during Mayor Johnson’s first month.' The latest police CompStat data shows almost all major crimes grew during the mayor’s first month (May 15, 2023 – June 11, 2023), with the total crime count growing 38% vs. the same month last year. @FoxNews #chicago #chicagocrime #crime #homcide

Chicago’s future depends in large part upon the success of today’s Hispanic students. Hispanics make up almost half of Chicago Public Schools’ enrollment and they’re the city’s fastest growing demographic. But the city’s school system is failing them. Only 17 of every 100 Hispanic students can read at grade level. And just 12 of every 100 are proficient in math. Instead of addressing this crisis, union, district and state officials are covering up CPS’ failures with policies, data and “accountability standards” that create a façade of success. We are told Chicago’s children are learning even though most graduate from the system without the skills they need. #schoolchoice #hispanic #hispanos #latino @jbpritzker @ChiPubSchools @CTULOCAL1