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Catherine Sharp is that rarest of birds, a Streeterville native. Although Sharp is only 24, she’s probably lived in the area longer than most of her neighbors. “I can understand people moving out, but I don’t think homes are going to be vacant for long. This is still one of the most desirable places to live in the city.”
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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.
If I were there I would be hitting the road.
The only person to say something marginally nice about Streeterville is a former political operative for Pritzker and currently works for Martwick’s appointed replacement in the IL House. And even she wasn’t all that bullish on the current situation.
Martwick and his replacement are both loyal puppets and toadies of Mike Madigan. Neither have denounced Madigan’s criminal behavior or called for his resignation. They are so jaded and blinded by 90 years of single party rule that the pain and suffering of the poor taxpaying chumbolones is unimportant: “Shaddayp and gets back to paying youze taxes”
Catherine Sharp is on the state payroll or are you referring to her work for the Friends of LaPointe PAC?
Denial isn’t just a river in Egypt