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Chicago Police, FBI, and ATF investigators have released images and video of 18 people believed to be responsible for 53 acts of arson between May 30 and June 3. U.S. Attorney Jon Lausch said that while some of the incidents appeared to be coordinated attacks on businesses, others seemed to be random crimes of opportunity.
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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.
MJBA – Make Jail Bad Again !
Caught with an illegal weapon? Automatic bad jail for one year – then you can tell your story.
Your welcome Beetlejuice, … just because you’re mad you don’t have gear, pretend you have some balls!
RINO Lausch , loris bff, who get her elected by indicting Burke to take out Daley, Preckwinkle and Mendoza, paving the way for Loris victory. He will do nothing to prosecute these domestic terrorists because Lori and Kim won’t approve. All show.
Kimm Foxx, the states attorney, will let all black suspects go and only seek to charge any whites. Restorative Justice is the name of the game and all blacks are exempt from prosecution under her leadership.
Think of all the money being spent because Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot did not do their best on Friday May 29th, Saturday May 30th, Sunday May 31st and beyond to shut down these protests.
But in particular on Friday May 29th.
Safety and protecting private property before your political agenda!
She failed miserably to suppress the riots. She announced a curfew 45 minutes before it was to take effect.
They wanted riots. They encouraged them. Remember, the cause of this was the 1619 virus.
Lori wanted riots to get more free money and to hurt trump.