Posted on 08/13/2020 10:37:41 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Chicago’s famous Magnificent Mile, a major shopping district in the city’s downtown, may be losing some of its longtime tenants. Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez said the situation in Chicago is pretty sad at this point.
“We’re seeing a lot of the same mistakes from the end of May being re-performed again following this past weekend’s looting,” Lopez said.
Lopez says that downtown Chicago has always been a major hub for business and a frequent place to visit by tourists. Now he fears that might no longer be the case.
“The fear is spreading, the anxiety is spreading and we’re seeing individuals who used to see the downtown areas, like the crown jewel of our city, now wanting to leave, people who live there wanting to re-evaluate their choice in housing options and stores who were just starting to get past the main riots and looting thinking that they may not stay on the Magnificent Mile anymore,” he said.
Chicago has been front and center during the nationwide protests and riots. President Donald Trump has been a vocal critic of the city’s leadership for failing to control crime. On Sunday, downtown Chicago was overrun by looters with many high-end retailers being vandalized.
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown held a press conference earlier this week to address the situation.
“Criminals took to the streets with a confidence that there would be no consequences for their actions and I, for one, refuse to allow these cowardly acts to hold our city hostage,” Brown said. “CPD will not stand by as our beautiful downtown becomes someplace that people fear.”
Lopez says that a number of elected officials want repercussions and accountability but they are outnumbered by leaders like Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
“The problem is that our law enforcement, our mayor, and our state’s attorney have not been on the same page when it comes to the adjudication of justice in Chicago,” Lopez said. “The fact that State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is delusional in thinking that criminals who see no repercussions will be stopped simply because an activity is illegal shows how out of touch she is.”
Even the Ronald McDonald House wasn’t safe from the looters on Sunday.
“SAD & UNACCEPTABLE: The Ronald McDonald House in Chicago was vandalized during looting early Monday morning while families & their sick children huddled inside. The liberal mayor must control her streets,” tweeted White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.
The president this week addressed the continued violence in Chicago and other major U.S. cities. He again called on local leaders to step up enforcement.
“The mayors and governors of these states and cities have an absolute duty to use all resources necessary to end the violence and all of the injury and death,” said Trump.
How many times have these businesses repaired their store fronts, restocked their stores, and had to hire or rehire employees? Add in the headache of inventory and insurance claims. That’s if they have insurance that will cover the damage. How many more times do you think they will do it before they say “I’m too old for this crap” and just go ahead and retire? Or say, “I’m young, I can start over in a law-abiding town” and just move?
It was nice, did get lost once(DAMN GOOGLE MAPS) looking for a Thai place, wound up in a bad hood.
Walked maybe a block from where we had parked, only to find out they were shuttered.
But they treated us OK, besides a couple of dog head crooked looks.
Probably thought we were nuts and CCW.
ya don’t say
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Soon to be another Detroit. The writing’s on the wall.
That is what the voters want. That is what they voted for.
There were many then and many now who vehemently oppose the murder of innocent children. It was the ABCCBSCNNNBCNPRNYTIMES etc of the day that sold the lie that people wanted it.
The truth is that The People didn't want it which is why the sick Globalists pushed it unconstitutionally through the Judicial Branch and are worried about what happens when Satanist Ruth Bader Ginsburg drops dead and goes to her Judgement.
On a related note, think of how well they cover the truth of how illegal murdering children in the womb is in most parts of Mexico.
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Husband and I were talking about that the other day. We spent the 90s working the Fine Craft wholesale shows (Rosen Group & American Craft). Limited production handcraft wholesale to galleries, museums, boutiques. Buyers came in from all around the world.
Baltimore. New York City. Philly. Chicago. Minneapolis. Atlanta. Miami. Honolulu. Why would anyone spend thousands to go there and buy inventory or exhibit it? No restaurants. The hotels given over to bums. Crime. Riots. Mandates. The buyers are having virtual showings and the exhibitors are selling online, too.
Yet: I went to the show websites and all of them are simply listing the most recent shows as cancelled and taking applications for 2021. It’s like they are in denial.
I shudder to imagine any of those cities during the coming winter.
Not shedding any tears for the crooks in the unions, though. They just fleeced the exhibitors and most looked and acted like thugs even back then.
Glad to see businesses wising up.
Yes, a lot of Big Retail is/has been failing.
I go to a mall maybe ONCE a year - and that’s just because friends DRAG me there; I’m just there for the gossip and the lunch, LOL!
These riots and looting are speeding up the process.
2 arrested, guns seized following brawl in Mag Mile department store
I’m trying to find a listing of all the businesses that are fleeing Madistan, WO - or have been forcibly put OUT of business due to the summer rioting and/oer th Covid Sham-demic.
The Enemy Media here is being VERY tight-lipped about it.
And our Capitol Square and State Capitol Building remains boarded up like a War Zone and our dipshiite Governor (Evers, Douche) has taken down TWO Christmas trees that the Republicans have put up in the Rotunda - he says NO TO CHRISTMAS in any way, shape or form!
Grrrr!
If the biz is more than 50 employees, there should be record on the WARN act filing.
https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dislocatedworker/warn/
Thanks! The latest article I could find was 2 weeks old, and it was just the Chamber yammering that people NEED to shop local and support our small businesses.
Well, hard to do when things are locked down!
Wisconsin as a whole, 31,000+ layoffs since January 2020.
https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dislocatedworker/warn/
That’s just the larger employers, though. Still can’t find anything on the small, independent stores, bars, restaurants, etc. Still looking!
Leisure & Hospitality hit hardest in Wisconsin, -26%, which makes sense:
https://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.wi.htm
You can look at every state at the link above.
My concern is that as more and more people flee Chicago and NYC, it will hasten the decline of the rest of the country. These “refugees” will not change their liberal values. With rare exception, they are incapable of identifying as conservative, in spite of all they are running away from. In the past, liberal and conservative both believed in America. This is no longer the case.
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