By Peter R. Quiñones

You don’t have to be a political junkie to know that Illinois, and especially Chicago politics, is not only corrupt, but it’s actually a job requirement of anyone seeking office. As of 2013, four of the previous seven Illinois governors had gone to prison after they left office, three of them due to crimes while in office. Yes, that’s a pattern.

Chicago mayors are a class unto themselves. It started before William Hale Thompson but he is the north star when speaking of corrupt Chicago mayors. Now there’s Lori Lightfoot. Concentrating on her appearance is too easy so let’s jump straight to her character, or lack thereof. Early in the “pandemic” she faced criticism for basically emptying the jails, refusing to inform law enforcement of any potentially violent criminals. Did that lead to a 220% rise in downtown Chicago shootings? I bet some have called the Sun Times “fake news” because of this.

Lori’s latest escapades involve, of course, rising crime in the city. When luxury car dealer Joe Perillo had a smash and grab at one of his dealerships in which thieves made off with more than a million dollars’ worth of watches, Perillo spoke to CBS2 News:

After two men smashed a display case in Joe Perillo’s Gold Coast Exotic Motor Cars showroom and escaped with over $1 million in luxury watches on December 11, the well-known car dealer appeared on local and national TV news programs, demanding that the city and county take immediate steps to curb crime.

“It’s only a fool who keeps doing things the same way and expects different results. If the Mayor and Kim Foxx (Chicago’s District Attorney) don’t do anything to get control of this, it’s not going to get better. It’s going to get worse,”

How did Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot respond?

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