Who Runs it? Senators: Barack Obama & Dick Durbin Representative: Jesse Jackson, Jr. Illinois Governor: Rod Blogojevich (arrested) Illinois House leader: Mike Madigan Illinois Attorney General: Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike) Chicago Mayor: Richard M. Daley (son of Mayor Richard J. Daley) The leadership in Illinois? All Democrats.
Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago.
Body count in the last six months: 292 killed (murdered) in Chicago -- more souls lost than in Iraq.
State pension fund - $44 Billion in debt, worst in the country.
Cook County (Chicago ) sales tax - 10.25% highest in country (Look it up).
Chicago school system - rated one of the worst in the country and Obama just named the Arne Duncan, Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools as his Secretary of Education. Only 17% of 8th graders under his command read at grade level. That means 83% of Chicago aged students are reading below grade level. Over 60% are reading four or more grade levels below.
Of course, they're all blaming each other. They can't blame Republicans because there aren't any.
Change! I didn't bother checking Snopes because I don't care.
"Chicago... my kind o' town!"
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