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Pritzker has been the target of so many threats over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that the Illinois State Police needed a PowerPoint presentation to detail them all. Some blustered that the governor needs his “a— whooped.” Others detailed plans to assassinate him, using everything from knives or 12-gauge shotguns to nuclear devices.
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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.
I don’t seem to remember any such concerns being expressed by the Sun-Times or any other major media outlet when it was the current President of the United States whose life was being threatened. However these type of things happen to a lot of elected officials and most have the “intestinal fortitude” to weather these little storms. Would anybody here think less of J. Beluga Pritzker, “Governor of All of Illinois” if he resigned in order to save himself? I certainly wouldn’t. Now back to the “intestinal fortitude” part of this equation: J. Beluga’s real problem here is toilet paper.… Read more »
The only thing threatening Pigster is a knife, fork and spoon.
The easiest way to get Porky Pricktker down is to let him loose at an all you can eat buffet. We’ll be stuck with having to wear masks for a while. Remember he owns a couple of warehouses. Guess what they’re for? Masks and the medical equipment, then there’s that warehouse that has all the printed materials doctors and medical staff use to document this Corney-19 thingie. Then there are those that key in the medical data, another company Porky P owns. So the longer this Corney-19 thingie can go the more Porky makes. As if that’s not enough, how… Read more »