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Businesses based downtown are suddenly grappling with many employees afraid to use public transportation to commute. The prospect of long waits for office tower elevators could dissuade workers from returning to the city in full force. And in the backdrop, millennials—the talent group companies moved downtown to attract in one of the tightest labor markets on record—appear to be buying suburban homes at a faster pace, some having proven they can be just as productive working remotely as in the office.
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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.
No doubt LL has zero idea what fast down-spiral is coming to the city. Or she doesn’t care. She is still trying to keep people out of bars, fine these establishments, keep everyone cowering with masks and S.D. talk, and keep travelers from “covid cases” states OUT. But I speak as if I’m in not hip to her Commie agenda, which I am.
I guess that large sprawling McDonald’s campus in Oak Brook isn’t looking so bad. You know where employees could easily socially distance and plenty of room to walk around outside without being on top of other employees. That’s ok your “huddle rooms” and communal tables in the West Loop are perfect for a pandemic. At least you will seen as modern by the younger workers.