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"If you really wanted to help the city, let's start with the fact that you would weigh in, Mr. President, on common sense... gun reform," she said. "It makes no sense that people from Chicago can go across the border to Indiana and buy military grade weapons and bring them back to our city and kill our children."
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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.
Gun reform…really? Gun Reform? Illinois already has extensive gun control laws that law abiding citizens follow. Hey LL, criminals don’t follow the damn law. They are not walking into a store in Indiana and buying a gun…the answer here is isn’t popular, and it isn’t a good visual snip for TV. The solution will be ugly, but requires force to stop criminals from rioting, looting, and killing people on the streets. The Police are not being allowed to proactively Police the City. The men and woman of the PD who responded to the criminal behavior in Grant Park, stood their… Read more »
When I voted for LL, I had no idea she would think it’s OK to make racist comments. I won’t make that mistake again.
Projection as usual from the left. Lightweight is the ultimate Karen.
Lori has effectively played the gay and black card since she came in the scene. She is allowed to make racist comments about white women because she is entitled, arrogant, and incompetent. The big crime is that the media in this town with their band of affirmative action hires let her get away with everything. The worse is Chris Fusco at the sun Times with his band of cop haters and racists and wife beaters like Neil Steinberg. The tribune is afraid of Lori as is the losers at all the tv stations. Wgn just hired another affirmative action gang… Read more »
People are buying more guns to defend themselves because Mayor Lightfoot lost control of the city during the riots.
There are now people afraid Mayor Lightfoot cannot control the city during civil unrest.
That would be the stealing, looting, shooting, and burning that took place after the death of George Floyd.
And she has not yet regained control of the city which is being patrolled by Lightfoot’s Blue Smurfs.
Many people would say that the “Hey Karen, watch your mouth” statement is racist but the media seems to think that it is OK because Lightfoot is Black. So, if White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany were to respond to Lightfoot with “Shut yo mouth Jemima.” Would that be OK?
It would be great if the Chicago media didn’t let LL get away with the same old false excuses. How many time do we have to hear “But for Indiana…blah, blah, blah” from Chicago Democrats?