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Under the state’s regional plan, Champaign County’s fate continues to be linked to those of 20 others in its region. But the county’s COVID-19 data is being excluded after Illinois Department of Public Health Director Ngozi Ezike said the University of Illinois’ testing volume is overshadowing trends in the 21-county region.
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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.
The UI Urbana testing program involves testing the same population repeatedly. The faculty and students are tested between 1-3 times per week. new cases continue to occur, about 200 a week now. 462000 to date, 40000 plus per week (All data is available on the dashboard. search “university of Illinois shield dash board”) From day one it was difficult to understand how these tests could be used to calculate % positivity. all other environments are testing a mostly new cohort everyday 30-40% are symptomatic and maybe a 10% repeat rate. Test per 100000 is much lower everywhere else than in… Read more »