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Along with Wisconsin, Nebraska is set to be removed from Chicago’s quarantine order on Friday. However, city officials plan to add Iowa and Kansas back to the quarantine order, based on an increased spread of the virus.
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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.
Does anyone remember this?
https://www.npr.org/local/309/2020/04/17/836875890/illinois-partners-with-six-midwest-states-to-decide-when-to-reopen-economy
Did anyone in the media ever follow up on this?
Actuarial or in depth analysis is nowhere to be found in these decisions.
Is it being hidden from the public or does no one bother to do in depth analysis.
What is the cost in economic activity compared to estimated preventable deaths, hospitalizations, etc.
Insurance actuaries and other professionals make a career with similar analysis.
For instance the workers compensation for lost limb.
Or what auto safety measures are not mandated by the government because it would add too much to the price of a car.
Life insurance risk analysis for various professions.
etc.
I’m sure kickbacks and bribery are the leading factors.