DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS ARE SET TO RESUME DESPITE PUSHBACK.

MEANWHILE, THE BRING CHICAGO HOME BALLOT MEASURE FACES NEW QUESTIONS.

THIS IS MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON RECEIVES CRITICISM OVER HIS ADMINISTRATION'S PERCEIVED LACK OF TRANSPARENCY IN HERE WITH ALL THAT AND MORE IS OUR SPOTLIGHT POLITICS AND OF AN ICKY AND HEATHER SHARON, ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE BOTH OF YOU.

ACTUALLY, YOU EVERYDAY WORK SO, YOU AND YOU HEARD THE LAWMAKERS HERE.

YOU HEARD THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO BE SOME DEAL BY THE END OF SESSION ARE GOING TO SAY, JERRY, THOSE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL PLANS BUILD THE DANG THING YOURSELF.

YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING TO EVERYBODY ABOUT THIS.

IT WAS INTERESTING WHAT TO BE AT THE CAPITOL WHEN RAIN STRUCK MADE THAT >> HAD SOMEWHAT JOKED THAT IT WAS IF WE HAD VISIT FROM KING CHARLES, I MEAN, YOU THAT THE CAPITAL JUST PEOPLE COMMENTING ABOUT THIS.

AND I THINK IN PART THAT'S BECAUSE THIS ATTRACTS SO MUCH ATTENTION FROM THE PUBLIC.

>> THAT'S IN PART PREDICTS THERE WON'T BE MUCH BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT THEIR TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO GO TO ANY SORT OF SUBSIDY.

2 ESSENTIALLY BILLIONAIRES.

I MEAN, THERE'S JUST FRUSTRATION ABOUT THAT.

THAT SAID, COULD THERE BE SOME SORT OF DEAL WORKED OUT?

IT IS LIKELY IF SO THAT WOULD BE MIXED IN WITH SOMETHING ELSE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE JUST DOLING OUT DOLLARS AND IT WOULD BE PART OF SOME OTHER PACKAGING TO BE TUCKED IN THERE.

AND WE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO SEE A THING, PERHAPS A CHANGE IN STRATEGY.

IT WAS.

I SAW SORT OF IT.

HEARTY FOR REINSDORF TO COME DOWN.

MAKE REQUEST YESTERDAY BEFORE A BUDGET THAT LAYS OUT HOW LITTLE MONEY THE STATE HAS AND THE BEARS ALSO WITH OUR INITIAL CLEARLY FLAWED.

WELL, SO BUT IF THE BEARS THAN LIKE COME OUT AND ASK FOR FAR LESS PUBLIC MONEY AFTER REINSDORF WENT AND DID ALL MAY THERE'S A LOT US THINK THAT IS THIS ON RYAN START JUST ASKING FOR THE MONEY SO THAT HE CAN SAY, HEY, I TRIED AND THEN OFF TO NASHVILLE.

I THEORIES ABOUND ME.

I REMEMBER ST. PETERSBURG FOR 30 YEARS.

HEATHER.

SO YOU DIDN'T ANNOUNCE THAT FOUND THE CITY SPENT 74 MILLION DOLLARS IN TAXPAYER FUNDS.

>> TO PAY FOR POLICE MISCONDUCT SETTLEMENTS LAST YEAR.

SO, >> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE NUMBERS EVERY YEAR.

HOW THIS HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO OTHER YEARS?

SO THIS IS ON PAR WITH RECENT YEARS ON AVERAGE, BUT IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY LAST THE LAST 2 YEARS.

AND I THINK I KNOW WHY.

WHAT WAS 2023 ELECTION YEAR?

SO THAT MEANT THAT PERHAPS FORMER MAYOR LIGHTFOOT >> WAS RELUCTANT TO PUT BIG DOLLAR SETTLEMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND THEN ONCE MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON TOOK OVER, IT TOOK HIM A LITTLE WHILE TO GET HIS LEGAL TEAM IN PLACE.

AND THAT MEANT THERE WAS JUST SORT OF A SLOWER PROCESS.

SO IN EACH OF THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE CITY HAS SPENT CLOSE TO 95 MILLION DOLLARS AND POLICE MISCONDUCT SETTLEMENTS.

AND AS I KEEP RIDING, THERE'S REALLY NO ABILITY FOR THE CITY TO TRACK THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THESE LAWSUITS ENSURE THAT THEY EITHER FACE DISCIPLINE ARE RETRAINING OR SOMEHOW HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS MISCONDUCT, WHICH IS COSTING THE CITY SO MUCH MONEY.

SO WE'VE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT BRING CHICAGO HOME THAT WOULD RAISE ABOUT 100 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY, WHICH ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE CITY PAYS FOR POLICE MISCONDUCT.

AND IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING FOR MANY CHICAGOANS TO SEE THIS MONEY COME RIGHT OFF THE TOP NOW THAN HALF A BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE SO MANY RIGHT?

SPEAKING OF DISCIPLINE.

>> SO COOK COUNTY JUDGE SAYS POLICE DISCIPLINE PROCEEDINGS CAN GO UP BEFORE THE POLICE BOARD.

AGAIN, THEY CAN RESUME FOR POLICE BOARD.

>> AMID ALL THIS LEGAL QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER THIS COULD BE HANDLED THROUGH CLOSED ARBITRATION.

TAKE US BEHIND THIS DECISION WILL ESSENTIALLY THE JUDGE IN THE CASE SAID, LOOK, I'M PREPARED TO ISSUE A RULING ON THE MERITS OF THIS CASE ON MARCH 20TH, WHICH IS JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AWAY.

SO HE ALLOWED THE POLICE PORT ESSENTIALLY TO RESUME OPERATIONS, WHICH COULD MEAN SORT OF RELEASING.

>> DECISIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN REACHED AND SORT OF SCHEDULING PROCEDURAL THINGS.

NOW, THERE ARE NO FULL FORMAL POLICE HEARING SCHEDULED BEFORE THAT DATE.

SO WE'RE STILL IN SORT OF A WAIT AND SEE MODE.

THAT WILL BE A CRUCIAL DAY FOR THE CITY TO LEARN WHETHER THEIR CHALLENGE OF THIS SORT OF ORDER THAT COULD UPEND THE POLICE DISCIPLINARY SYSTEM WILL BE ALLOWED TO GO FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT.

AT THIS POINT, THE REAL ESTATE GROUPS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SUED THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, WHICH IS A STRANGE PARTY TO SUE.

>> AND NOW THE CITY CHICAGO, BUT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO REMOVE MEASURE IS BRING CHICAGO HOME FROM THE PRIMARY BALLOTS.

HEATHER JUST MENTIONED IT RAISES THAT MONEY, A PERCENTAGE OVER REAL ESTATE TRANSFER FROM MILLION DOLLAR MILLION.

A HALF DOLLAR HOMES.

SO BUSINESSES BUSINESSES AND THE JUDGE THAT STRIKES IT DOWN.

IT'S NOT IT'S NOT LEGAL.

THAT THE MAYOR PERHAPS NOT HAVE ALL HIS DUCKS IN A ROW HERE IN IN PUTTING A SPELL ON THE WITH THIS DECISION NOW THAT LIKE IT'S NOT LEGAL MEET, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE DUCKS WOULD BE VERY MUCH IN A ROW BECAUSE THIS ISN'T A NEW IDEA.

THIS ISN'T HER GETTING ON THE BALLOT.

THIS WAS A CAMPAIGN PROMISE.

THIS IS SOMETHING HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR LITERALLY I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RESULT OF SOME REALLY SMART.

AND GOOD FROM THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH COULD VERY WELL BE PART OF IT OR IF IS TESTED.

>> EVEN KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

A LEGAL TEAM THAT IS FRESH IT IS INTERESTING, AS YOU NOTED, THAT THE CITY NOT BEING ALLOWED TO INTERVENE BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY YOU HAVE THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.

>> FIGHTING A FIGHT THAT THEY DON'T WANT JUST PRINT THE BALLOTS IN ELECTION.

YES, EXACTLY.

CITY THAT CAME UP WITH THE POLICY, AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE.

>> BUT HEATHER, I MEAN, THIS NOTION THAT IT'S LOG ROLLING AND THE BECAUSE THEY DECIDED TO LOWER, YOU KNOW, THE TAX ON PROPERTIES UNDER A MILLION.

AGAIN, SHOULD THE MAYOR OF THAT.

THEY MISS SOMETHING HERE.

ALSO, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BINDING CITYWIDE REFERENDUM IN MODERN CHICAGO HISTORY.

SO EVERYBODY IS FLYING BLIND HERE THE LAST TIME, ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED.

IT WAS 18 85 AND CREATED THE CHICAGO BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.

SO WE ARE IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY.

SO I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS AT WORK HERE.

SO YES, YOU CAN ONLY ASK ONE QUESTION AT A TIME THAT'S ESTABLISHED SORT OF STATE SORT OF BALLOT QUESTION BUT DOES THAT APPLY TO THE CITY AND IS THIS REALLY 3 SEPARATE QUESTIONS OR IS IT ONE QUESTION THAT SAYS CAN WE MAKE THESE CHANGES TO THE REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX AND THAT ULTIMATELY IS WHAT AN APPEALS COURT IS GOING TO BE ASKED TO DECIDE.

NOW TODAY BY THE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS, WHICH IS HOPING THE APPELLATE COURT WILL SAY, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU SHOULDN'T SPEND IN THIS AT ALL AND THEY WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO SORT OF ARGUE THAT THEY THAT THIS BALLOT MEASURE IS PROPER IN THE FIRST LEWIS.

IT IS GOING TO BE EARLY.

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