Midwest
Chicago residents slam the 'stupidity' of Mayor Brandon Johnson's liberal policies during city council meeting
Chicago residents on Wednesday slammed Mayor Brandon Johnson and other city officials, accusing them of “ignoring” the constitutional rights of citizens, complaining about tax increases, and demanding more transparency on how the city is handling the migrant crisis.
“Y’all are straight violating the U.S. Constitution. But y’all sit and talk about how Trump is so unconstitutional and how he’s going to overturn the government, and he’s going to do all this. But, I’ve been coming here for two years. This is the Democratic Party. This ain’t trump, this ain’t Matt Gaetz,” speaker Zoe Leigh said.
“Democrats love to accuse Trump and Republicans of corruption and Constitutional violations. Yet, under their leadership in Chicago, Black families like mine face the same abuses: constitutional rights ignored, fraudulent actions covered up, and public corruption left unchecked,” Leigh continued.
As the migrant crisis continues and crime surges in the windy city, Mayor Johnson enacts the 60-day shelter eviction policy for migrants. (Getty Images / AP)
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“Mayor Brandon Johnson, you took an oath to uphold the Constitution. Or when you took an oath, was it only intended to fight for the 10th and 14th amendments regarding illegal aliens?,” Leigh added.
The city council meeting has become a platform for Chicago residents to vent at officials, especially over the city’s management of the influx of migrants. Black residents, some wearing “Chicago flips red” shirts, banded together to speak out against far-left Democratic policies in the Windy City.
Leigh, who was wearing one of the “Chicago flips red” shirt, had previously spoken out against city officials.
Many Chicago residents have been railing against housing an influx of migrants in their neighborhoods since the beginning of the year. (Screenshot/Fox 32 Chicago )
The next speaker after Leigh, Jessica Jackson, was also wearing a “Chicago flips red” shirt. Jackson accused officials of not being transparent about how they’re handling the migrant crisis.
“The stupidity of this administration to think that we don’t know any better than to know that you all are going to pass that budget with all those tax increases. The stupidity to think that we don’t know that you all could’ve corrected this stuff a long time ago,” Jackson said. “The stupidity to think that you all could come with this type of cut, this type of recommendation and not come with the true accounting of how much money was spent on these illegals. You all have yet to be transparent with that. That’s the biggest financial downfall of the city.”
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“Yet, there has not been any type of audit, any type of financial accounting for illegal immigration,” Jackson added.
O. King, a 26-year-old Chicago native, recalled that his elementary school in his neighborhood was “turned into a migrant shelter.”
King wore a construction helmet with “Chicago flips red” written on it and told officials that the hat denoted the cartoon character “Bob-the-Builder.”
“This hat is a symbol of Bob-the-builder building the wall—building it tall around America, around Chicago. We don’t want illegals in our community. We don’t want migrants terrorizing our own people and to have y’all sit up here and say we have to accept 7 million dollars being given to them when you have Black people already struggling and need help. It is a disgrace,” King said.
He added that the “election of Donald Trump represents something that is more than him winning.”
“This is the end of vote blue, no matter who,” King said.
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants are residing in Chicago, despite residents pleading with the city officials about how there are not enough resources to provide for them. More than 20,000 migrants have arrived in the city since August 2022, according to Fox 32 Chicago, and thousands are in shelters.
Immigrants line up at a remote U.S. Border Patrol processing center after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on December 07, 2023 in Lukeville, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Sheltering migrants has drawn ire from residents after it has reportedly cost the city $574.5 million since August 2022. At a previous city council meeting on December 3rd, residents objected to an approximately $60 million property tax increase that was proposed to help officials overcome a $1 billion budget shortfall by the end of the year.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Fox News’ Bailee Hill contributed to this report.
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Milwaukee, WI
Bobby Portis and his mom share the story behind his foundation while honoring Milwaukee teachers
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Bobby Portis Foundation hosted a luncheon Friday at Roosevelt Middle School to honor teachers — many of whom are also mothers — with Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation Week overlapping on the calendar.
Portis and his mother, Tina Edwards, spent the day celebrating educators and reflecting on the mission behind the foundation.
“We just want to make sure that we let the teachers know you are appreciated because sometimes it goes beyond being a parent at home, but sometimes teachers are parents at school,” Edwards explained.
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For Portis, a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks, the foundation has always been rooted in one person.
“The Bobby Portis Foundation has always just been solely based upon really my mom, and that’s the inspiration behind it,” Portis said.
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Bobby Portis and his mom share the story behind his foundation while honoring Milwaukee teachers
Growing up, Portis watched his mother raise four boys on her own.
“My mom worked tirelessly to take care of all four of us,” Portis said.
Edwards made sacrifices for her sons from the very beginning — including turning down a basketball scholarship after becoming pregnant with Bobby.
“I still was offered a scholarship after I had him, but I wanted to choose him over ball,” Edwards said.
Tina Edwards
That sacrifice brought her full circle through her son’s career.
“With Bobby becoming an NBA player, he’s living my dream, and I’m living the dream through him,” Edwards shared.
For Portis, the event was an opportunity to honor everything his mother has given him.
“I can’t just put into words what my mom has done for me, not only for my basketball career – that’s just like a small portion of my life – I’m talking about just me as a human being, as a man. I mean, I didn’t have a dad growing up, so my mom played both roles. She did a hell of a job raising not only me but my three other brothers,” Portis said.
His grandmother’s message to spread his blessings continues to drive his work.
“Being able to be in a position now to have a voice, to have a platform, to give back, to help inspire. I try to use it to the best of my abilities,” Portis said.
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Watch Andrea Hunley discuss run for Indy mayor, data centers and more
Editor’s note: This interview is part of our ‘Meet the Candidates’ show. Watch past episodes here.
After working in education for about 15 years, Andrea Hunley won her first bid for political office four years ago in an Indiana Senate district covering the core of Indianapolis.
On May 8, Hunley, 42, officially launched her campaign for an office that she says feels closer to home: Indianapolis mayor.
About a year ahead of the May 2027 mayoral primary, Hunley sat down with IndyStar on May 5 to discuss what she hopes to accomplish as mayor, why her candidacy differs from her challengers, and how she thinks about hot-button issues like education, public safety and data centers.
At this point, Hunley will face longtime Indianapolis City-County Councilor Vop Osili and Department of Public Works administrator David Bride. Both candidates will also be invited for sit-down interviews with IndyStar in the coming weeks.
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