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Before the group could attempt its march toward the expressway, the rally got tense when it was interrupted by a handful of counterprotesters led by Yashua Aton of the Original Men in Black, which he described as a community patrol in Englewood. “You’re going to shake the trees and leave,” he 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.
Spike overtime for the cops and a huge spike in pension payouts.
Lots of cops will retire soon with more money than god.
Moving out of the schitthole Illinois ASAP.
Florida here they come, luxury homes and luxury cars at age 45.
Thanks to the morons that live in Illinois “Land of Slavery”
The permanent victim class and the domestic terrorist organization blm caused the riots. Don’t blame the olive, blame the south and west side ferals who caused the destruction.
Stop attacking the police. The riots were caused by the permanent victim class who are looking for more freebies. The riots are caused by the calls and actions of the domestic terrorist organization blm. They need to be investigated and indicted.
Irony is the large number of police that were in front of the parade to help with stopping traffic and ensure the safety of the participants so they could exercise their first amendment rights. Would be better if they’d been on their own so they’d have a better idea of what defunding the police results in.
You stay there and service the dems.I am a free man, I left in 2918,and life is great once you leave the burning dumpster fire illinois is.
2918 ? are you a time traveler ?