Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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Audio and summary linked here.
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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
strange use of the word “party”
But crime is down. Nary a mention of this dustup on this morning’s news. Nope. The feral that shot two in Aurora, the hit and run in Gage Park and then straight to the fluff that passes for journalism these days.
Just some misdemeanor shootings . Who cares?
Fun fact:
Mayor Johnson lives just 2 miles from the shooting.
According to Second City Cop, Johnson has a CPD protection detail of over 140 officers.
In the linked article from 2023, Austin residents gush over the prospect of a Johnson mayoralty.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/04/06/brandon-johnson-will-be-the-first-west-side-mayor-in-90-years-giving-locals-hope/