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“When the General Assembly passed the budget, it was contingent upon federal help and the governor said if that federal does not arrive, he will need to make cuts to the budget and that is the governor’s job,” state Treasurer Michael Freirichs 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.
Were is the accounting of the $5B given to Illinois already!?
There is none priztker and his band of thieves are still sitting on the money, that’s if they still have it. My thought they diverted the money to another fund and stole it to pay pensions or the bill backlog
Poor J. Beluga Pritzker. How is he ever going to explain this to his constituency?
The State of Illinois fiscal year 2022 budget includes forecasted revenue based on a Federal Law which does not yet exist.
At a time when the President of the United States and Federal Senate Leader have publicly stated opposition to providing extra Federal assistance to cover the extra state debt.
The State of Illinois budget is bogus, irresponsible, and a BINO.
Budget In Name Only.
BINO is a 20 year annual tradition in Illinois.
I love the term. Only one request, change to “Balanced in name only”
What’s the fat slob waiting for? Start cutting!