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"And as the President of the Peoria Chapter of the NAACP, I see the inequities people of color in our community face every day, and how our current tax system adds yet another barrier to equality...The Fair Tax will help set things right, not only creating a tax system that is fair and representative of the values we hold dear, but will also generate billions of dollars in new revenue each year that can go towards funding the critical social services our families rely on."
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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.
A better slogan: Let’s do what’s white by passing the fair tax.
Wow, this is so stupid I can’t even believe it. The State has NEVER done the right thing for tax payers. NEVER. This change in tax law for the sate only provides the untrustworthy Politicians to screw you more…with impunity and without asking permission and without recourse.
Anyone who believes this narrative has been visiting the cannabis shops too many times. Even if they are “essential.” Are Illinoisans this stupid to be duped time and time again with no results??? Wake up!
This is another millionaire telling the ignorant morons that listen to him that he wants to pay more taxes???? Maybe because he’s tax exempt and will continue to gain more income than any of those who attend his service. I’ll bet he drives around in a Porsche while those in his community take the bus too!
Nope wrong Springfield never uses the money as intended Vote No Illinois or pay the piper