{"id":1853190,"date":"2023-02-19T11:20:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T16:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1853190"},"modified":"2023-02-19T11:27:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T16:27:34","slug":"matt-paprocki-chicagos-mayoral-election-is-a-warning-to-big-cities-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-paprocki-chicagos-mayoral-election-is-a-warning-to-big-cities-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Paprocki: Chicago\u2019s Mayoral Election Is a Warning to Big Cities Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fmatt-paprocki-chicagos-mayoral-election-is-a-warning-to-big-cities-everywhere%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=1853190&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--><br \/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Chicago&#8217;s Feb. 28 mayoral primary is well worth watching for the nation&#8217;s crime- and mismanagement-weary city dwellers\u00a0 \u2014 along with the politicians that serve them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wttw.com\/2023\/01\/18\/swept-office-promises-reform-lightfoot-faces-new-scrutiny-ethics-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The progressive politics that have dominated Windy City<\/a> For decades, we have reached an inflection point. <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/chicago-shooting-shootings-in-this-weekend-police-news\/12807537\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Headline after headline proclaiming violence<\/a> Government failure at every level. It greets people when they get off the plane, as shown by recent photos of sprawling homeless camps <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/15\/homeless-seek-refuge-at-chicagos-ohare-airport\/\">Check in at O&#8217;Hare International Airport<\/a>. Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Los Angeles, is preparing for a very real chance of a stinging vote rebuke. She faces challenges from both moderate Democrats as well as candidates further to her left.<\/p>\n<p>The election could be a sign to Chicagoans, and other large urban leaders, that their citizens are more moderate than the politics they willingly accept. The election of a Chicago centrist would mark a serious threat to the entrenched power structures currently coursing through big-city politics \u2013 especially the outsize influence of public-sector unions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-skyline-08-1.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25805143\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25805143\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chicago-skyline-08-1.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Chicago River.\" class=\"wp-image-25805143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-skyline-08-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 2000w, 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https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chicago-skyline-08-1-38.jpg, 27&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 50w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Chicago was once one of the most important cities in the world. However, Chicago has lost more than 1 million people over the past 50 years. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org\/pages\/962.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">At the turn 20<sup>Th<\/sup> century,<\/a> Chicago was one the most rapidly-growing cities in the globe. With a population of 3.6 million people, Chicago had a booming economy and peaked in 1950.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Today there are only 1 million more Chicagoans. In recent years, outmigration has increased. No mystery here: A new poll revealed that the primary reason is &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/stories\/poll-crime-tops-chicago-voters-issues-this-mayoral-election\/d883f428-d268-4c39-9a9d-6aa13566c447?utm_source=Wirepoints%20Newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=fdf12eb22a-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term=0_895ee9abf9-fdf12eb22a-20630501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nearly two-thirds Chicagoans plan to vote.<\/a> This month&#8217;s municipal elections are not safe for you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The public education system has also suffered. Nearly 90,000 students \u2013 roughly 25% of the city&#8217;s total \u2013\u00a0 have left Chicago&#8217;s Public School (CPS) system since 2010, as families opt for private schools or flee the city entirely. The remaining students in public schools are still struggling. Nearly 80% Chicago 11th-graders could not read or do math at grade level according to state data starting 2022. Half of CPS students are absent chronically.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ohare-airport-01.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25805150\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25805150\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ohare-airport-01.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a homeless person at O'Hare International Airport.\" class=\"wp-image-25805150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/ohare-airport-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 2000w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ohare-airport-01-2.jpg, 197&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 300w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=246, 164&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 246w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=234, 156&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=195, 130&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 195w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=180, 120&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 180w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=171, 114&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 171w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=160, 107&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 160w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=144, 96&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=140, 93&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 140w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=107, 71&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=93, 62&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 93w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=84, 56&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 84w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=200, 133&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=231, 154&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=322, 215&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=87, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=150, 100&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lori-lightfoot-02.jpg?resize=50, 33&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 50w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lori Lightfoot, Mayor, is anticipating a possible voter rebuke.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These problems aren&#8217;t unique to Chicago. However, it is the only place with an election. Chicago&#8217;s actions could be a model for the rest of the country regarding crime, public education, politics and public funds.<\/p>\n<p>The result is that a lot of cash is flowing into this race. <a href=\"https:\/\/illinoissunshine.org\/committees\/lightfoot-for-chicago-34589\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lightfoot is worth approximately $2.75 Million<\/a> Comparable to approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/illinoissunshine.org\/committees\/37382\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$3.8 million for former CPS CEO Paul Vallas<\/a> \u2013 viewed as the race&#8217;s leading moderate \u2013 and <a href=\"https:\/\/illinoissunshine.org\/committees\/31683\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$2.5 million for U.S. Rep. Jesus &#8220;Chuy&#8221; Garcia<\/a>. According to polls, all three <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/chicago-mayoral-election-2023-candidates-latest-poll\/12815673\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are running neck-and\u2013neck<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25805156\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25805156\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chicago Public School headquarters.\" class=\"wp-image-25805156\" width=\"618\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 2000w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=160, 107&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 160w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=144, 96&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=140, 93&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 140w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=107, 71&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=93, 62&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 93w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=84, 56&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 84w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=200, 133&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=231, 153&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=322, 213&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=87, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=150, 99&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-public-schools-03.jpg?resize=50, 33&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 50w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Chicago&#8217;s public schools have lost almost 90,000 students in the last decade.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images &#8211; Anadolu Agency<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Public-sector unions \u2013 who are funded by taxpayers in the form of the dues harvested from public employee paychecks \u2013 are pumping money into the race on the progressive end. The American Federation of Teachers and the Illinois Federation of Teachers have all contributed more than $1 million to this race.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoispolicy.org\/chicago-teachers-union-affiliates-put-over-2-3m-in-brandon-johnson-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Brandon Johnson, CTU operative, is $2.3 Million behind<\/a> In total, <a href=\"https:\/\/illinoissunshine.org\/committees\/34198\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">His campaign is worth more than $3 Million<\/a> \u2013 and Lightfoot clearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/politics\/elections\/ct-chicago-mayor-race-lori-lightfoot-brandon-johnson-20230213-re377rpdnvclxewnzi4klgka5q-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Considers him to be a threat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago&#8217;s history is full of corruption and machine politics. And the CTU is still the unquestioned leader of this machine. It is, first and foremost, a political organization \u2013 and its politicking never rests, even when employees are supposed to be on the job in schools.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-crime-01.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25805157\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25805157\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-crime-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Along with the dismal state of its public schools, Chicago&#039;s record levels of violent crime are a key reason Chicagoans are abandoning the city.\" class=\"wp-image-25805157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-crime-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 2000w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-crime-01.jpg?resize=231, 154&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-crime-01.jpg?resize=322, 215&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-crime-01.jpg?resize=87, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-crime-01.jpg?resize=150, 100&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/chicago-crime-01.jpg?resize=50, 33&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 50w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Chicagoans are leaving the city due to its record-breaking levels of violent crime and the poor state of its public schools. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>John Kugler. Interview with John Kugler for the new documentary &#8220;Local 1: The Rise of America&#8217;s Most Powerful Teachers Union,&#8221; the licensed educator \u2014 who formerly served as a CTU field rep \u2014 said that he &#8220;was assigned to do political campaign calls during the workday. I have the emails.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Those politics don&#8217;t only focus on education. This often means fighting for things like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctulocal1.org\/chicago-union-teacher\/2020\/09\/defund-police-and-banks-support-schools-and-a-more-just-social-order\/\">Banks being defunded<\/a>Defunding the police is a good idea. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctulocal1.org\/posts\/more-legislative-wins-as-springfield-nears-end-of-legislative-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Changes to the tax code<\/a> Adopting and backing candidates who will follow their left-leaning agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think, ultimately, [the Chicago Teachers Union would] like to take over not only Chicago Public Schools but take over running the city government,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/14\/us\/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-on-what-she-learned-from-battling-the-teachers-union.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mayor Lightfoot spoke to The New York Times 2021.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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Much of it was from progressive unions. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images &#8211; Anadolu Agency<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They are on the right track. CTU has supported 34 of Chicago\u2019s 50 current aldermen in their election campaigns. This is par for the course when it comes to teachers&#8217; unions. According to a report filed with U.S. Department of Labor in February, the American Federation of Teachers was the parent affiliate of CTU as well as the United Federation of Teachers. It is the local representative of teachers in New York City Public Schools. The American Federation of Teachers spent $35.7 Million on politics and lobbying nationwide in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Teachers&#8217; unions gave parents an opportunity to see what money could do during the pandemic.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-10-16\/state-teacher-unions-push-back-against-calls-to-reopen-k-12-campuses-parents-divided\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Chicago to LA<\/a> New York successfully delayed or prevented schools from opening for several months. New York City schools hosted some of the most extensive COVID policies. Students were often forced to hide their identities.<a href=\"https:\/\/ny.chalkbeat.org\/2022\/3\/4\/22961614\/nyc-schools-end-mask-mandate\"> Jusqu&#8217;au March dernier.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/eric-adams-03.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25805160\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25805160\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/eric-adams-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"NYC Mayor Eric Adams may be barely a year into his tenure, but the election of a moderate in Chicago could impact the vote in New York come re-election time.\" class=\"wp-image-25805160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/eric-adams-03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 2000w, 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However, the election in Chicago of a moderate could impact New York&#8217;s vote when it comes to re-election. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hans Pennink<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the CTU wins, crime increases, living costs rise, and education outcomes plummet. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoispolicy.org\/79-of-illinois-communities-lose-people-in-2021-chicago-loses-45k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forty-five million people<\/a> In 2021, Chicago was left behind. San Francisco lost 55,000, and New York City lost 305,000 \u2013 the most of any major city in the U.S. Officials in both Chicago and New York City correctly points out that murders dropped in 2022 compared with 2021, but overall crime in both cities jumped over 20%, driven primarily by burglaries and robberies. Chicago murders are at their highest point since the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>What are the commonalities among these cities? There is an addiction to big government as well as close ties to progressive special interest groups and their cash.<\/p>\n<p>Enough. America&#8217;s major cities have been exposed for their disastrous policy of subservience to ideologues, public-sector workers unions and other ideologues. Chicagoans have the opportunity to vote for a better direction as they are mainstream voters. Yes, New York and Los Angeles mayors may be still in the early stages of their administrations. However, like all Americans, they should be mindful of the Windy City&#8217;s headwind. <\/p>\n<p><em>Matt Paprocki serves as president and CEO at the Illinois Policy Institute<\/em>. <em>The Institute released the documentary &#8220;Local 1: The Rise of America&#8217;s Most Powerful Teachers Union,&#8221; On February 13, Watch the film at <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/chicagoteachersunion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>chicagoteachersunion.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago&#8217;s Feb. 28 mayoral primary is well worth watching for the nation&#8217;s crime- and mismanagement-weary city dwellers\u00a0 \u2014 along with the politicians that serve them. The progressive politics that have dominated Windy City For decades, we have reached an inflection point. Headline after headline proclaiming violence Government failure at every level. 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