Comments on: Opportunity in America: Chicago http://opportunities.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/08/22/5/ Just another blogs.foxbusiness.com weblog Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:22:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Paul http://opportunities.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/08/22/5/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Paul Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:20:39 +0000 http://opportunities.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=5#comment-6 Well, it was the "Homeland" of "Al Capone"!, what changes? What is the "Breakdown of Profession's"? Bet "Lawyer's & Banker's plus Accountant's" make up 80% @ least! "Cynical & Old", but probably not far of the "Truth"! Well, it was the “Homeland” of “Al Capone”!, what changes? What is the “Breakdown of Profession’s”? Bet “Lawyer’s & Banker’s plus Accountant’s” make up 80% @ least! “Cynical & Old”, but probably not far of the “Truth”!

]]> By: Boom2Bust.com http://opportunities.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/08/22/5/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Boom2Bust.com Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:22:05 +0000 http://opportunities.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=5#comment-5 "FOX Business reporter Sandra Smith heads back to her hometown to prove American prosperity is alive and well." As a native Chicagoan, I beg to differ. In fact, just take a look at the current headlines at the bottom of this post: "What’s Happening in Chi-town: Cubs Fans Make Unusual Futures Bet On World Series Tickets Chicago Tribune Cuts 14% of News Staff Southern Illinois University: Drinking Age Should Stay Put Surprise Cargo Inspection Conducted at O’Hare Airport New Wave of Riders Spurs Amtrak Upgrade Talks Chicago Mayor: Politics Won’t Play Role in City Layoffs" Chicago Tribune cuts news staff? City layoffs? Doesn't sound prosperous to me. From Chicago's own CBS Channel 2 on August 14: Mayor Daley isn't mincing words - one word in particular: recession. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports. "We're in a recession," Mayor Daley said. "No one wants to admit it, but we are in a recession." Mayor Daley laid it on the line the same day city officials announced Chicago's biggest budget shortfall ever... Daley's financial officer says Chicago is facing a $420 million budget hole. "Mayor Daley Says 'We're In A Recession'" http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/mayor.daley.recession.2.795854.html I love this town, but the fact is, we have some major economic challenges ahead of us. “FOX Business reporter Sandra Smith heads back to her hometown to prove American prosperity is alive and well.” As a native Chicagoan, I beg to differ. In fact, just take a look at the current headlines at the bottom of this post:

“What’s Happening in Chi-town:
Cubs Fans Make Unusual Futures Bet On World Series Tickets
Chicago Tribune Cuts 14% of News Staff
Southern Illinois University: Drinking Age Should Stay Put
Surprise Cargo Inspection Conducted at O’Hare Airport
New Wave of Riders Spurs Amtrak Upgrade Talks
Chicago Mayor: Politics Won’t Play Role in City Layoffs”

Chicago Tribune cuts news staff? City layoffs? Doesn’t sound prosperous to me. From Chicago’s own CBS Channel 2 on August 14:

Mayor Daley isn’t mincing words – one word in particular: recession. CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports.

“We’re in a recession,” Mayor Daley said. “No one wants to admit it, but we are in a recession.”

Mayor Daley laid it on the line the same day city officials announced Chicago’s biggest budget shortfall ever… Daley’s financial officer says Chicago is facing a $420 million budget hole.

“Mayor Daley Says ‘We’re In A Recession’”
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/mayor.daley.recession.2.795854.html

I love this town, but the fact is, we have some major economic challenges ahead of us.

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