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Patricia J.'s avatar

Tragic. The historic, beautiful Canyon will be overtaken and sent into ruin. What next, the Lyric Opera House?

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I am amazed at the Forrest Gump-like career of Brandon Johnson.

He started as a teacher of social studies, and then decided to be a CTU "organizer." From there he got elected as a Cook County commissioner (once) and then in a couple years was elected Mayor of Chicago.

He was born in Elgin, Illinois, and seemingly has no other roots in Chicago, other than that CPS gave him a job out of college.

And the people of Chicago voted him into office in one of the city's most troubled times in its history.

I don't like to stereotype whole groups of people, but the voters in Chicago are maddeningly stupid. I can only half-blame them, though, because the turnout was so low that the CTU army was able to get him through over Vallas.

I am trying desperately to get out, and have been for a couple years. I am selling assets. I have a condo up for sale, and I can't even get any interest. Everything sells below what you paid for it, even from the early 2000's! Sometimes things sell for less than they did in the 90's!

This city is irredeemable, simply because the people have no clue what they are voting for and what they are doing. They don't even understand basic economics.

I can't get out fast enough.

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