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"We're going to be opening up the splash pools in the parks so that adults and children can get some relief," Lightfoot said.
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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.
The beaches are filled by Loris constituents in south shore and the far north side in the 49th Ward. Lori has told her black command staff to stand down. The real problem according to lori are white bars and places of worship according to Pritzker.
Because if you keep people inside they are more apt to have the virus.
Whey not have the numbers go up so she can close everything again.
She has absolutely no idea what she is doing.
You are on point except for the last sentence – she knows EXACTLY what she is doing, and it is malicious.
Because why LL? Not enough space to socially distance? She is a carny, no better than any and bereft of leadership and ideas. The empress has no clothes (not a mental image)… Seriously, what a clown…
Yup and no foid cards needed
Great, the open air shooting range on south side will remain open however.