{"id":1816533,"date":"2023-01-19T18:20:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T23:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1816533"},"modified":"2023-01-19T18:21:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T23:21:26","slug":"thats-not-what-were-hearing-illinois-governor-denies-businesses-are-fleeing-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thats-not-what-were-hearing-illinois-governor-denies-businesses-are-fleeing-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018That\u2019s Not What We\u2019re Hearing\u2019: Illinois Governor Denies Businesses Are Fleeing Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthats-not-what-were-hearing-illinois-governor-denies-businesses-are-fleeing-chicago%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1816533&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/j-b-pritzker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.B. Pritzker<\/a> (D-IL), rejected the idea that <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">businesses<\/a> Are fleeing from his state due to violent <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a> And he insists that his efforts are paying off in improving public safety.<\/p>\n<p>The official spoke out about the sad state of <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago<\/a> In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ox2NzknMeO4&#038;t=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> CNBC during World Economic Forum in Davos. Switzerland. Pritzker dismissed the fears when Andrew Ross Sorkin, CNBC anchor, mentioned that his station routinely hears business leaders fleeing the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not what we\u2019re hearing. In fact, you saw that Kellogg moved to Chicago just recently, so just another example of corporate headquarters coming to Illinois,\u201d He responded. \u201cWe\u2019re doing a lot to attract businesses and retain businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, large businesses like Caterpillar Construction and Boeing Aerospace have survived. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/enough-is-enough-business-owner-explains-why-he-finally-left-chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exited<\/a> In the last year, Illinois. Investment firm Citadel likewise moved its headquarters from the Windy City to Miami, Florida, under the leadership of chief executive Ken Griffin, who was formerly the richest man in Illinois and one of the state\u2019s most prolific philanthropists. The prominent Republican campaign donor is also the entrepreneur. He was unsuccessfully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/billionaire-moved-to-florida-because-of-crime-in-chicago-now-hes-giving-100-million-to-elect-conservatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attempted<\/a> Pritzker to be reelected during the most recent midterm election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had one business that left, Citadel, because frankly they lost a political election trying to unseat me, wanted to get out, and made it an excuse that we have a high crime rate,\u201d He added.<\/p>\n<p>After Griffin moved to the Sunshine State, he began buying property there last year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/wealthiest-man-in-illinois-moves-his-business-from-chicago-to-miami-amid-feud-with-democratic-leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voicing concerns<\/a> Concerning the declining business climate, and the rising incidence of violent crime. He spoke out during a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/illinois-former-wealthiest-man-reveals-the-breaking-points-that-prompted-his-move-to-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> He reached breaking point after being violently assaulted by two colleagues: one was robbed and the other was put to death. \u201ca gun to his head\u201d During a coffee run, another was attacked. \u201csome random lunatic just trying to punch him in the head\u201d While he waited to get a car.<\/p>\n<p>A source familiar with Citadel\u2019s decision to leave Chicago confirmed with The Daily Wire that the move was unrelated to the election and was rather spurred by the company\u2019s difficulty with attracting talent due to elevated crime rates.<\/p>\n<p>Sorkin noted that McDonald\u2019s CEO Chris Kempczinski represents another prominent executive who has voiced concerns about the effects of crime on business. Pritzker said that \u201ccrime prevention dollars\u201d Violence has begun to decline with the recent ban on assault weapons. \u201cCrime is coming down gradually in the city and across the state. It\u2019s going to take a little while,\u201d He said. \u201cThese things don\u2019t come down immediately. But it\u2019s getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joe Kernen, a CNBC anchor, asked Pritzker if cash bail removals are contributing to higher crime rates. Pritzker responded that the policy is in line with his beliefs. \u201cdoesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re just letting the jail doors open\u201d The increase was doubled after Sorkin mentioned that an employee at Goldman Sachs was killed while riding the subway in New York City last week by a criminal under a similar policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolent criminals shouldn\u2019t be let out on bail,\u201d Pritzker continued. \u201cBut when you\u2019ve got somebody who committed a nonviolent offense and frankly would be kept in jail for months because they just don\u2019t have a few hundred dollars, that\u2019s not a justice system. That\u2019s injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kernen also noted that Illinois has failed to prevent organized retail theft. In this case, many people work together to defeat security. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/interest-groups-make-push-to-battle-organized-retail-crime-at-the-federal-level\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">empty the shelves<\/a> A store. \u201cIt\u2019s the serious criminals that are committing the violent crimes,\u201d Pritzker insisted. \u201cIt\u2019s not people who are committing shoplifting who are going out and stabbing and killing people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) rejected the notion that businesses are fleeing his state because of violent crime and insisted that his efforts to improve public safety are working. The official discussed the dismal condition of Chicago in an interview with CNBC during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 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