The reason Chicago is a COVID-19 hotspot

[SugarDaddy1]

Chicago Police Interim Superintendent Charlie Beck said officers have also broken up more than 2,000 groups during the stay-at-home order, peaking Tuesday night with 300 dispersals.

 

[Conager]

When freedom of assembly is outlawed, only outlaws will freely assemble.

 

[pointless]

you know chicago is a large city, right? nearly three million people live there and that's not counting the metro area. it's the biggest city in the midwest. second place isn't even close. 2000 gatherings since this shit started really isn't that surprising or impressive of a statistic when you think about it for a half a second.

 

[SugarDaddy1]

you know chicago is a large city, right? nearly three million people live there and that's not counting the metro area. it's the biggest city in the midwest. second place isn't even close. 2000 gatherings since this shit started really isn't that surprising or impressive of a statistic when you think about it for a half a second.

Social distancing (Chicago style)

 

[SugarDaddy1]

Can't you just feel the love?

CHICAGO (CBS) — After Tuesday night’s violence that left seven people dead and 14 injured, and the inability for some to follow the stay at home order, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has placed a 9:00 p.m. liquor purchasing curfew starting Thursday.

 

[Bas_van_Fraassen]

Chicago Police Interim Superintendent Charlie Beck said officers have also broken up more than 2,000 groups during the stay-at-home order, peaking Tuesday night with 300 dispersals.

STFU, miles.

 

[DeluxAuto]

Social distancing (Chicago style)

Two house parties in a place like Chicago?

 

[SugarDaddy1]

It's always cooler by the lake

Two house parties in a place like Chicago?

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a stern warning to Chicago residents Thursday after closing the city's lakefront, adjacent parks, 606 Trail and Riverwalk to the public until further notice.

 

[DeluxAuto]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a stern warning to Chicago residents Thursday after closing the city's lakefront, adjacent parks, 606 Trail and Riverwalk to the public until further notice.

Do you even comprehend, bro?

 

[sygn]

I expected New York and Los Angeles to have ++ cases, because they are year-long points of attraction for Chinese and European tourists.
Chicago? Not so much tourism during winter.

As for other contributing factors:

International students or immigrants traveling home for Christmas - not so much, from what I read Chicago is midway on the list of Demographics, and the academic year extends from September to May.

It's a big hub for business with Europe and China, tho - no.4 after 1. New York-Newark, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2017/05/12/american-cities-where-china-is-investing-the-most/3/

 

[Lancecastor19]

Richard Daily always was unclean.

 

[SugarDaddy1]

CPD searching for missing COVID-19 test samples taken from stolen vehicle

Police say the crime of opportunity occurred at about 6 p.m. Thursday when the driver went inside the gas station, leaving the 2015 Jeep Cherokee unlocked and running, near 55th and Wells.

 

[icanhelp1]

Social distancing (Chicago style)

What people don't seem to understand is that social distancing is a personal responsibility. If you play dumb then you die and that will thin out the dumbasses on the planet! Right leaning believing in the science.

 

[SugarDaddy1]

VIDEO: Hundreds attend Chicago house party during coronavirus pandemic

 

[DeYaKen]

There are two things that affect the spread of the virus.

How dense the population is
and
How dense the population is

 

[SugarDaddy1]

Chicago party....another packed house ...stripper swarmed, zero distancing!

 

[SugarDaddy1]

Chicago Art Institute lion statue has face mask stolen

 

[hogjack]

Chicago being Chicago

Residents are sheep and not very bright overall. There is a reason it continues to lose residents as taxes continue to increase, the public school system is a union-controlled joke, gangs control several city areas, the city is in significant debt (just like the state), and one political party has run it for 75 years.

COVID-19 is the least of the city's problems.

 

[SusanHaack]

I'd rather live in Chicago than Houston. Just sayin'.

 

[hogjack]

I'd rather live in Chicago than Houston. Just sayin'.

That's a fact.

Chicago should be one of the greatest cities in the developed world but 75 years of one-party rule has resulted in bad decisions, continued corruption, and stagnate growth.

Property owners face higher-and-higher taxes (both by the state, county, and city) with no end in sight. And it will only get worse. Personal income taxes will rise again as the state is also mainly controlled by one political party.

 

[SusanHaack]

That's a fact.

Chicago should be one of the greatest cities in the developed world but 75 years of one-party rule has resulted in bad decisions, continued corruption, and stagnate growth.

Property owners face higher-and-higher taxes (both by the state, county, and city) with no end in sight. And it will only get worse. Personal income taxes will rise again as the state is also mainly controlled by one political party.

I'm sure it had nothing to do with Chicago losing it's manufacturing sector.

But in 2003, after years of staffing cuts, Brach’s closed its sprawling complex at 401 N. Cicero Ave., where about 3,500 worked in the late 1980s. Brach’s was a holdout in a cascade of West Side manufacturing losses that started decades earlier.

In 1985, toy manufacturer Hasbro closed its Playskool factory on Augusta Boulevard, which made Lincoln Logs, to move production to Massachusetts. In 1983, Schwinn closed its Kildare Avenue bicycle factory in favor of labor in other parts of the U.S. and abroad. In 1993, Leaf Brands candy company shuttered its Cicero Avenue branch, which had been churning out Whoppers. There were many others, including Zenith and Helene Curtis.

https://interactive.wbez.org/2019/manufacturing/overview/

 

[hogjack]

I'm sure it had nothing to do with Chicago losing it's manufacturing sector.

But in 2003, after years of staffing cuts, Brach’s closed its sprawling complex at 401 N. Cicero Ave., where about 3,500 worked in the late 1980s. Brach’s was a holdout in a cascade of West Side manufacturing losses that started decades earlier.

In 1985, toy manufacturer Hasbro closed its Playskool factory on Augusta Boulevard, which made Lincoln Logs, to move production to Massachusetts. In 1983, Schwinn closed its Kildare Avenue bicycle factory in favor of labor in other parts of the U.S. and abroad. In 1993, Leaf Brands candy company shuttered its Cicero Avenue branch, which had been churning out Whoppers. There were many others, including Zenith and Helene Curtis.

https://interactive.wbez.org/2019/manufacturing/overview/

All correct. And a factor. Chicago was once one of the world's great manufacturing cities along with a hub of transportation.

It has diversified into finance, tourism, aerospace, and several other sectors. All good.

However, it is economically stagnant and has lost its century-long mo-jo after years of mismanagement and corruption. The debt it carries is as real as the state's massive debt and pension obligations. The taxes - just like NYC - are costing it new businesses. Unions Why relocate there when there are cities with lower tax burdens in warmer climates? That's where all the growth is going.

 

[SusanHaack]

All correct. And a factor. Chicago was once one of the world's great manufacturing cities along with a hub of transportation.

It has diversified into finance, tourism, aerospace, and several other sectors. All good.

However, it is economically stagnant and has lost its century-long mo-jo after years of mismanagement and corruption. The debt it carries is as real as the state's massive debt and pension obligations. The taxes - just like NYC - are costing it new businesses. Unions Why relocate there when there are cities with lower tax burdens in warmer climates? That's where all the growth is going.

I've seen the loss of manufacturing jobs up here. Manufacturing is being replaced with warehousing. The cheaper manufactured goods are imported now at a fraction of the cost. Unfortunately, in some large cities where manufacturing was once the main source of employment change isn't always feasible.
As to municipal and state corruption? Don't kid yourself, it happens everywhere irregardless of which party is elected.
Even Mencken the nazi knew that:
A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.

 

[SugarDaddy1]

Chicago mayor to partygoers.... "you are bringing death to their doorstep"

Apparently, they ignored the mayor..... Police: 5 teens shot during large gathering outside in Lawndale

 

[hogjack]

Apparently, they ignored the mayor..... Police: 5 teens shot during large gathering outside in Lawndale

Why are guns allowed to walk the streets of Chicago? Guns have different rules than city residents.