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CPS CEO Janice Jackson said in a Friday community message that the district is still developing “draft guidelines" for the next school year but “remains committed” to the new school year commencing on Sept. 8, the day after Labor Day.
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Audio and summary Illinois bill would override local law to allow homeless living in all public parks – Wirepoints
April 14, 2026
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Chicago Fiscal Crisis Worse Than Pre-Bankruptcy Detroit, HIV Surge and Public Health Threat From Open Borders Goes Unreported
April 10, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Chicago pension buyout plan mostly shifts debt rather than eliminating it, property tax surge doubles inflation over three decades
April 3, 2026
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Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times falsely blame Texas Gov. Abbott for 2020 to 2024 surge in Chicago Latino HIV, AIDS infections – Wirepoints Quickpoint
March 31, 2026
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
God, I hope not. These kids have been dumbed down enough already, they don’t need any more misdirection.
P.S. Stop the payroll checks as well and we can cure the pension crisis in one quick hurry.
So how many CPS teachers, administrators, other employees, and students participated in the protests about the George Floyd death?
Those crowds were bigger and more compact than a class size of 30.
CTU is only committed to schools opening after Labor Day if: 1. They get paid more money and 2. They work less. Bust CTU now. they are thew worst of all public sector unions. These red-for-ed vermin will never be satisfied until they are destroyed.
But don’t forget: Its all for the kids.
They seriously need to be investigated for racketeering.