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“My landlords are very desperate. They have [renters who] are working but don’t want to pay,” Chicago attorney Carol Oshana said. “It’s extremely difficult to get somebody out right now. Extremely. Even if they are the worst tenants. Even if they are having the police called over and over again. It’s very difficult."
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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.
Have landlord sign an affidavit as to rent not collected, take it to treasure and deduct from real estate taxes owed.
Greedy Rich Landlords.
Just walk away from the property and let the county own it.
They should be like to the cops, teachers and firemen with their huge pensions.
Glad to take a cut?
See you in court sucker.
IL Constitution
SECTION 16. EX POST FACTO LAWS AND IMPAIRING CONTRACTS
No ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts or making an
irrevocable grant of special privileges or immunities, shall be passed.
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If this change can be actioned due to present ’emergency’ circumstances, then why not other provisions in said same Constitution?
That law probably pertains only to state workers not the general public just like shall not diminish or impair pertains to public employees pensions but not 401K’s/IRA’s/etc for everyday workers. Different laws for different people.