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Pritzker acknowledged on Wednesday that every state bordering Illinois has either "doubled or tripled our positivity rate...So even if you see someone there not wearing a mask, don't think you're safe. Wear your mask. In fact, encourage them to wear theirs."
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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.
JB Bubblehead cant wear a mask because it interferes with his training for the Buffet Olympics.
But does the limo have a full tank to get to Wisconsin and does the jet have the flight pattern to Florida?
Socialism at its best.
The Dictator uses the limo to get to the airport, where his private luxury jet takes him to Florida or Wisconsin
Does the Dictator’s warning apply if I want to visit my mansions in Florida and Wisconsin?
Stick it up your Can Pritzger!
Really Governor encourage others to wear there masks no thanks I want to live to see tomorrow, maybe you should walk the streets of Chicago without your ISP entourage and tell people he put your mask on it will save your life. Man I would hate to see the outcome for you governor.