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Andy Shaw: "Downsizing is a complicated process and a heavy lift that requires a major commitment...But so far neither the Pritzker administration nor Democratic legislative leaders in Springfield have shown much interest in this efficiency concept, either because it’s too wonky or too threatening to their political cronies in those sinecures."
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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.
Do it… Please. All that will happen is people who MAKE will be tired of supporting the pols and the people who TAKE. Once the youngest leaves high school, in less than 24 months, our family is out… What possible benefit is there in paying MORE taxes? In Illinois? Arguably, the only loss is the rich diversity of our architecture… There are other lakes, bazillions of decent restaurants – sold Sox tickets – well, for obvious reasons – and am tired of listening to the likes of Jesse Sharkster. Time to find a state that still believes in the American… Read more »
Nice ideas but will never happen in my lifetime