Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
One of the arguments for affordable/no bail was to keep the suspect from being locked up and losing their job. Did these three get out by saying they couldn’t afford bail and they would lose their job dealing drugs or stealing cars if they had to post bail?
“Judge Navarro ordered all three men held without bail for violating the terms of bond in their pending felonies.”
Good to know that your first felony is a get out of jail free card, but your second felony, while out on bail, takes it away.
Virtually everyone arrested for a felony with a gun is now released back on the streets by Kim Fox and Timmy Evans teams. All these guys had significant priors. And one has a gun converted to fully auto? Slight pull of the trigger and someone’s Mom, Dad, Son or Daughter is dead. The experience, which was nice in the past, is now not worth the risk. And happening multiple times everyday, in plain daylight. Now Greektown, River North and West Loop are no go zones. Where is it safe in the City to go? And JB just signed a law… Read more »
The best thing you can do for your children is move out of this disaster of a state. If that isn’t possible, send them to an out of state college so they have a chance to find employment outside of Illinois.