Chicago's Super Mayor

LuFins Dad

She wants an ice rink. The trustees say no. She gives a deposit to a company to start construction, Trustees find out and block payment, so she sneaks to another company and pays them to do it.

How the hell does that even happen? Does the mayor have total fiscal control for the town? Beyond that, any type of civic expenditure like that requires bids and such. You can’t just cut a check…

Jolly

See the unemployment video I posted today. If we actually have 25% unemployment, we must fund the bread and circuses to make sure the dependent masses vote the "right" way.

Mik

Her personal restitution fund. You see that a lot in black run cities. I’m sure it happens in other cities as well but it seldom seems as blatant.

LuFins Dad

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taiwan_girl

@George-K Isn't Dolton one of the poorest cities near Chicago?

Jolly

The bank isn't a fan...

https://wgntv.com/dolton/unpaid-loans-could-lead-to-dolton-police-vehicle-repossessions/

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@taiwan_girl said in Chicago's Super Mayor:

@George-K Isn't Dolton one of the poorest cities near Chicago?

In the 2020 census[16] there were 21,426 people, 7,985 households, and 5,361 families in the village. The population density was 4,570.39 inhabitants per square mile (1,764.64/km2). There were 8,768 housing units at an average density of 1,870.31 per square mile (722.13/km2).

The racial makeup of the village was 90.69% African American, 3.25% White, 0.17% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.62% from other races, and 3.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.37% of the population.

There were 7,985 households. 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 25.45% were married couples living together. 35.94% had a female householder with no husband present. 32.86% were non-families. 29.42% of all households were made up of individuals. 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.44. The average family size was 2.78.

The village's age distribution consisted of 24.8% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,237. The median income for a family was $57,634. Males had a median income of $33,939 versus $33,354 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,135. About 15.4% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.8% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over....

Dolton is the hometown of former NFL star Donovan McNabb, At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper co-host Richard Roeper, actress Jane Lynch, and news anchor Susan Carlson.