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Says Deborah Gershbein, president of the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents (SOAR): "The residents are a target, the visitors are targets, and unfortunately nobody wants to be here anymore. If this neighborhood goes down and River North goes down, and the Gold Coast goes down and the Loop goes down because we have all this criminal activity, Chicago becomes like Detroit."
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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.
How’s the bed you made feel, Chicago? The rest of us are shocked that your very good intentions and self righteousness aren’t enough to hold the fabric of society together.
Can you guys do some research into the amount of new listings in the loop vs another period of time with similar mortgage rates and demand? I just did a zillow search for homes on the market less than 3 days where the north boundary is Oak Street, west boundary is the dan ryan and the south boundary is Roosevelt and it’s 178 properties. No min/max on price, beds, baths etc.
That’ll tell the real story if folks are fleeing.
I think it will be a month or two before meaningful data are available on the market impact. Start watching average time on the market.
This should do wonders for tourism.