Alderman Matt Martin
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Alderman Matt Martin
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47th Ward Alderman.

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𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. That means using the money we already have now, and looking at new local funding solutions.

Because one thing is clear: we can’t sit around and wait on the federal government to solve this crisis for us.
September 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Trump's not about "law and order."

He's about headlines, political payback, and protecting people just like him: corrupt politicians and wealthy businessmen. (6)
September 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Remember when Trump bragged about “keeping us safe” by deporting Venezuelan immigrants without due process to a mega-prison in El Salvador?

Meanwhile, in a prisoner swap, Trump freed an American man convicted of a triple homicide. He now lives free in the U.S. (5)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...
American Convicted of Murder Is Freed by Trump From Venezuela Prison
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Trump admin also ordered the reassignment of specialized IRS teams that had helped prosecute corrupt politicians like Blagojevich, Mike Madigan, and Ed Burke.

(4)
September 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
During his first term, Trump pardoned Gov. Blagojevich, who was infamously convicted for trying to sell a Senate seat and shake down a children’s hospital.

Then, Trump even floated giving him an ambassadorship. (3)
September 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
One of his first acts as President: pardoning nearly 1,600 Capitol rioters, including people who assaulted police officers. (2)
September 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM