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“You shouldn’t be prohibited from advocating for people that you know, or relatives,” state Rep. Chris Welch, D-Hillside, said. “Those black women, all but my mom, were doctors, well qualified.” Welch explained why he went to the speaker to accomplish that goal: “Because I wanted them to get selected and I wanted them to get the best opportunity possible."
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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.
Yes, you should be prohibited from advocating for people that you know, or relatives. You want to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. You don’t want to continue a system that is too easy to abuse and invites corruption
Typical insider sees nothing wrong with giving friends and family an advantage where none should exist. Loser.
The “fox” investigating the security of the “hen house”…
What could go wrong…?
I’ll go out on a limb & say this chairman will find no wrong doing on the part of Madigan…
A type of “privilege” that’s deemed politically acceptable.
That is public service, Illinois style.