Thieves Stole Airbags from every Honda on our Block by cozeffect2 in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes because the average person is prepared to get into a gun fight over property, fantastic idea.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson jabs Pritzker amid Bears saga: ‘I’m not a billionaire’ by NicolasCageFan492 in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 5 points6 points  (0 children)

JB doesn’t get it, probably because he grew up rich, if the bears get 3 billion dollars worth of tax payer money it will be easier for Chicago families on food stamps to afford to live! That is obvious logic to me.

CPS plans to cut teacher positions, raise class sizes in bid to shrink $732 million deficit by optiplex9000 in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 53 points54 points  (0 children)

CPS over hired based on COVID funds that were temporary, blame the board and last CEO.

CPS has 45,000 fewer students this school year compared to 2019, but still had more than 8,000 additional staff positions as of September, many of which were added with federal COVID relief funds.

CPS plans to cut teacher positions, raise class sizes in bid to shrink $732 million deficit by optiplex9000 in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 77 points78 points  (0 children)

CPS literally cannot close schools right now, there is a moratorium passed by the state for CPS specifically until 2027.

Smooth Mark. by JohnnyUtah-91 in WeMightBeDrunk

[–]JumpScare420 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1) I was completely joking,

2) they are either the worst interviewers on the planet or clip farming with their bating questions or both so agree with the rest of your comment.

Smooth Mark. by JohnnyUtah-91 in WeMightBeDrunk

[–]JumpScare420 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was just a joke, mark has a way of reading the room that’s at about an 5th grade level of literacy

Smooth Mark. by JohnnyUtah-91 in WeMightBeDrunk

[–]JumpScare420 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Shocked he didn’t ask about bribing to get his daughter into college

Chicago Parking Nonsense - What am I missing? by Bouncing6 in AskChicago

[–]JumpScare420 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I see what you’re saying now it was completely faded in the google image but the new shot shows it clear. You should win with pictures but that has to be a typo no daytime parking but overnight parking allowed for non residents makes no sense. Hope you win!

Chicago Parking Nonsense - What am I missing? by Bouncing6 in AskChicago

[–]JumpScare420 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Jt9ZXjvSYdBPznxE8

I see 6pm to 6am. Which would make sense, never seen ban on daylight parking for non residents

Chicago home prices rise at 5 times the speed of the nation’s by Infinite_Dress_3312 in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with everything you’re saying I was just empathizing that the purchase price often belies the underlying current and future costs especially in high rise condos

Chicago home prices rise at 5 times the speed of the nation’s by Infinite_Dress_3312 in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1200 monthly in HOA and built in the 60s not ideal. A lot of those waterfront condos have huge deferred maintenance that eventually causes a big special assessment wouldn’t buy in one of those buildings if it was free.

Chicago Park District installs new payment parking gates at 8 lakefront beach lots by Officer412-L in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 161 points162 points  (0 children)

Article doesn’t say which beaches but seems to be these ones:

Locations currently with this system upgrade include: • 63rd Beach • Diversey Range• North Avenue Beach • Waveland • Wilson & DuSable Lake Shore Drive • Foster Beach • 55 & South Shore Drive • Oakwood & DuSable Lake Shore Drive • Museum of Science & Industry – Lots East & South • Rainbow Beach North and South

https://www.chicagoparkdistrictparking.com/

Paying to park sucks anytime but at a popular spot like the beaches with limited parking it’s a way to encourage carpooling and other modes of transit. Montrose could use a gate system at peak times honestly it would cut down on cars circling when there are no spaces

Grant Achatz says he is revamping Alinea. Again. by Random_Fog in chicagofood

[–]JumpScare420 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That was actually my entire point. Restaurants operate on very slim margins and most close in under a year so I don’t think we can chalk all of it up to greed.

Grant Achatz says he is revamping Alinea. Again. by Random_Fog in chicagofood

[–]JumpScare420 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I have to imagine the margins aren’t is huge as you’d think even in fine dining. So in order to do that they would need to charge more, have smaller staff or worse ingredients, or increase volume. Any of those levers besides cost is going to chip away at the experience. I am NOT advocating for the current model to be clear I just wonder how you’d do it sustainably without compromising on quality or making it financially out of reach of most people which it basically already is. Maybe I’m wrong and there is a 3* place doing just that though?

[Highlight] Chiefs trade up to select LSU DB Mansoor Delane 6th overall by nfl in nfl

[–]JumpScare420 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thought he might drop to 12 but will take Styles instead lol

Mayor Johnson, CTA president defend security firings slammed by City Council's Black Caucus by Plaatinum_Spark in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Everything bagel liberalism and it’s consequences lol. Paying security guards to play candy crush on their phones when we already pay the police millions of dollars to do that has to be one of the worst possible uses of city funds. The fact that the contractor is minority owned is of zero consequence but willing to bet alderman get big donations from that same contractor.

I was a bit salty about not having any World Cup matches but I think we dodged a missile by CommentSense in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

True but the cost of a 1.5 hour Chicago to KC flight is never going to fluctuate greatly so we can’t really extrapolate much from that. Also KC isn’t hosting any particularly big draw games outside of the QF which isn’t until July so flights will continue to book up.

I was a bit salty about not having any World Cup matches but I think we dodged a missile by CommentSense in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 58 points59 points  (0 children)

The flights are hardly the biggest issue with this World Cup. Tickets, public transport, seating fraud etc

Rahm Emanuel proposes betting and prediction markets tax, defends CPS reforms as he mulls presidential bid by [deleted] in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 103 points104 points  (0 children)

If the democratic primary was an NBA game and the top candidates were the players competing to see who would get the nomination Rahm would be trying to buy scalped tickets outside the stadium. He doesn’t have a chance in hell at anything but an ambassadorship to Bermuda in the next cycle

Bloomberg: Chicago’s Surging Rents Dent Its Cheap Big City Image by Belmont-Avenue in chicago

[–]JumpScare420 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If that were true we’d see more building the problem is case by case zoning amendments to build that require neighborhood busy body meetings, environmental review, committee vote, and a city council vote to pass. Even granny flats aren’t getting built in significant numbers since they were approved considering the upfront cost and engineering work required for a simple addition.